Troy Meink, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Air Force, told senators that he will focus on technical innovation and workforce retention if confirmed as the next secretary for the service.

Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock have launched an inquiry into reports of delayed pickups and deliveries of household goods for relocating military families under a new system intended to remedy such problems.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a “rapid” services-wide review of existing standards for military physical fitness, body composition and grooming, according to a Pentagon news release.

The resulting temporary funding extension, known as a continuing resolution, will force the military services to operate with substantially less money than they expected, causing disruptions in programs and modernization efforts, according to service leaders.

The U.S. Space Force’s secretive and unmanned X-37B spacecraft landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early Friday morning after spending over a year in space and testing a first-of-its-kind maneuver that saves fuel.

SpaceX announced its plans to launch its powerful Starship from Kennedy Space Center later this year while building out more than $1.8 billion in infrastructure in Florida to support two launch sites. The investment is projected to bring 600 jobs with average wages of $93,000 a year to the region by 2030.

The visit by Lt. Gen. Thomas L. James, Space Command deputy commander, was intended to be a fact-finding trip on the Army’s space capabilities. It comes as Alabama politicians have spoken with increasing certainty that Space Command’s headquarters would be relocated to Redstone Arsenal.

A U.S. Navy air hub in Europe was locked down and personnel ordered to shelter-in-place for several hours on Wednesday after security officials became aware of a possible vehicle bomb, the Navy said.

In tight confines 60 feet underground, Air Force missileers rotate 24-hour shifts at ICBM missile launch control centers in pairs, waiting for a message they hope never arrives: An order from the president of the United States directing a nuclear strike.

A joint Air Force and Space Force team successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile early morning on Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.