WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Upgrades made possible through $15 million Heinrich secured in 2022 ALBUQUERQUE - In an op-ed published in the Albuquerque Journal, Col. Mike Power, Kirtland Air Force Base Installation Commander, highlighted the importance of newly completed upgrades at the Cibola National Forest Air Tanker Base to help the U.S. Forest Service fight wildfires in New Mexico more efficiently and effectively. The upgra  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland released the following joint testimony from a hearing dated May 8, 2024, entitled "Air Force Modernization in Review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future Years Defense Program." The witnesses are Andrew P. Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, Lt. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr., deputy chief of staff for plans and programs, Lt. Gen. David A. Ha  more