The most persistent bottlenecks involve the production of solid rocket motors and the availability of high-grade explosives, the report said.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Boris Pistorius, Germany's defense minister, met at the Pentagon to discuss NATO 3.0, increased European defense spending and the defense industrial bases of both nations.
CMSAF Wolfe delivered his keynote address at the 2026 Air, Space and Cyber Conference focusing on team-driven combat readiness.
The festival brought U.S. service members together with residents of nearby Gotemba and Japanese troops for nine hours of festivities.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach said in a keynote address at the 2026 Air, Space & Cyber Conference that the service must draw on lessons from Operation Epic Fury to be ready to fight, built to endure and integrated to win, while making point defense a core function of air and space power.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David R. Wolfe visited Spangdahlem Air Base where they met with Airmen and received updates on how the 52nd Fighter Wing is sustaining operations across the European theater.
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Under a new partnership, the Defense Department would play a larger role in biodefense and pandemic preparedness. Democrats warned it could allow a Pentagon cash grab.
South Korea has proposed relocating military operations from Gwangju Air Base to make way for a semiconductor complex.
Pentagon weighs reported plan to move hundreds of U.S. Army multidomain troops from Germany to South Korea, though no deployment is confirmed.