provided the same blanket of air power that had shielded u.s. forces since april of 1953. the last time an american service member was killed by enemy aircraft. in addition to providing top cover, it is a perimeter and refueled and maintained aircraft, controlled air traffic, manage the supply line, tended our wounded, and support of the joint team of global vigilance and power. for many americans, and others across the globe, operation: torm set the standard for airpower and it is what they remember. in the quarter of a century since desert storm your air force has remained in combat operations without respite. our nuclearover enterprise. however, 25 years of continuous combat operations coupled with budget instability have made the smallest,one oldest, at least ready in its history. relative size in perspective, in 1991 we deployed 33 of our 134 combat coded active guard corps squadrons -- squadrons in support of operation desert storm. the average age of our aircraft for 17 years. 80% of the fighter force was ready for full spectrum conflict. in con

the letter from the air force says there is a gg and dropped. that is absolutely ridiculous. >> the letter from the airport says there's a review period to deactivate the unit. meanwhile, the majority of the service will have to find other milt insulations and move families to those locations. she's not fiving up the fight. she has a schedule to fort bragg on monday. after that, she's headed to the pentagon to get to the bottom of this. she want to make sure the troops stay safe and have the equipment needed to do so. >>> vice president joe buy deb is headed to the -- biden is headed to the tri angle. he's discuss the effort to find a car for cancer -- a cure for cancer. son to cancer is leading the traffic force working to accelerate cancer research. >>> just ahead, the big plans for what will become a beacon sate. >> reporter: live in the queen city, how small businesses are capitalizing on the panther's super bowl run. >> it looks like one of the two days this weekend will feature better conditions across the area. let you know what day that

deputy air force chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection. thank you for testifying today. we look forward to your thoughts and insights on these issues. the purpose for this hearing is for the committee to receive clarification on air force choices for its budget requests, to address funding priorities and mitigation strategies and to gather more detail on the current and future impacts of these decisions on operations and training once again, i want to thank our witnesses for participating and i look forward to discussing these important topics, now i'd like to turn to our ranking member madelyn boar dahl owe for any remarks she may have >> thank you very much, mr. chairman and i would like to thank the witnesses, general goldfein, nice to see you again, general raymond and general cooper and all the airmen that are here and committee people, good morning. i have no doubt that your testimony before our subcommittee this morning will proven inside full and i thank all of you for your service. the air force has been engaged in constant operat

central command air forces had to move its forces several quickly.miles within days five u.s. air force squadrons and two u.s. carriers arrived in the gulf. hornerant general chuck recalls the deployment. >> we had to get people here rapidly because of the threat of iraqi invasion. we brought over those kinds of airplanes you need to defend and deter air defense aircraft. and also the f-15. >> in just five weeks the coalition air force outnumbered the iraqi air force. when it became apparent we were successful in that initial effort, we fleshed out the air force with more aircraft, .ore f-16s >> the coalition organized its airpower with general horner as the single air commander, or air boss. >> we created four divisions. one division handled the tankers and bomber aircraft. the second one handled the fighters and attack aircraft. a division associated with electronic warfare. and the airlift operations. we are able to define each air division by function, and that thewe can provide command-and-control needed to execute the war. more we began to get operating locations, we mov

provided the same blanket of air power that had shielded u.s. forces since april of 1953. the last time an american service member was killed by enemy aircraft. in addition to providing top cover, it is a perimeter and refueled and maintained aircraft, controlled air traffic, manage the supply line, tended our wounded, and support of the joint team of global vigilance and power. for many americans, and others across the globe, operation: torm set the standard for airpower and it is what they remember. in the quarter of a century since desert storm your air force has remained in combat operations without respite. our nuclearover enterprise. however, 25 years of continuous combat operations coupled with budget instability have made the smallest,one oldest, at least ready in its history. relative size in perspective, in 1991 we deployed 33 of our 134 combat coded active guard corps squadrons -- squadrons in support of operation desert storm. the average age of our aircraft for 17 years. 80% of the fighter force was ready for full spectrum conflict. in con

air force. the global positioning system provides positioning, navigation, and service for >> providing launch vehicle as -- ascent data. >> looking good. >> 3180 continues to perform well. and it is now complete. and it looks good. engine performance continues to look good as well. on mach 1, momentarily. mach 1. and continuing to look good. booster back as expected. and signatures look good. continuing to control. >> altitude is 13 miles, down range distance, 8-and-a-half miles. and, 2200 miles-per-hour. >> performance continues to look very good. smooth. close loop steering segment. and close loop. has been enabled. >> amy: there you have it. a beautiful launch. everything is looking great. looking into space, the united launch alliance atlas v headed to outer space, and touch and go out there this morning based on the wind conditions. and, they were able to make it happen. >> john: let's bring darrell in. i know -- you were about to interview someone out there with good in sight into this mi

in fact, the joint force depends on the air force capabilities and requires air power at the beginningiddle and end of every operation. in 2015 our airmen produced amazing results and some of those highlights are listed on the slide. which reflect a total force effort, active duty, guard and reserve airmen, military and civilian. they're doing great things for our nation in very tough conditions. and the world continues to change. if you look on the chart, the red circles represent where we thought we would be in 2012 and the blue circles represent today's reality. in 2012 we thought we would have an opportunity to take a knee, to rest, train and reconstitute our forces. however, the realities in the middle east and europe have required a persistent presence by our air minute. next slide. this year as we commemorate the 25th anniversary of operation desert storm, it's important to know that 25 years of continuous combat operations have taken a toll on our airmen, their readiness and the equipment they operate. the reference to desert storm is important because that's the air force most

he has been in the air force for four years. he has an impeccable record with the air force. his dad is air force. he wants to be just like his dad. nicole: this is what we know about the joint investigation between police and the air force. he did not show up at a super bowl party and did not report for duty monday morning. investigators have deployed and air and water search of the area. >> we are all looking for you. we all love you. hearts are broken. we are worried about you, and we cannot wait to hold you again. nicole: his father is stationed in japan, but on his way to dover as we speak. they have spent a lot of time in the sandhills. he even attended school here in fayetteville. we will continue to monitor this story and give you any updates we get from the air force or delaware state police. nicole carr, abc 11 eyewitness news. tisha: thank you. also tonight, funeral ser vices has been set for a beloved elementary school teacher. kincaid was a second grade there will be a service of remembrance at the first church of goldsboro. it will be tomorrow at 11:00. a gofund

she's also a former air force colonel, a highly decorated officer, she specializes in air traffic control. like many modern military planes, the f-35 is largely made of composite materials, carbon and graphite held together with resins and glues. >> if it doesn't land on top of them pen there's also the danger of the smoke and the fumes that come off of the burning wreckage that is filled with chemicals, some of those chemicals are toxic. >> according to this engineering textbook on the flammability of composite materials inhaling smoke from the burning of them can cause acute and delayed health problems, even death. it says long term health risks include cancers and tumors. still, aircraft like the f-35 are typically covered with special membranes designed to absorb radar, those materials are said to be highly toxic when burned. in the 1980s and 90s, several workers at the secret air base area 51 in nevada reported, falling seriously ill when being exposed to they say burning stealth material. two of them died as a result. >> back in 2008, 2009, i started developing back problems, eventu

so, again, our fy-'16 budget starts the recovery for the air force we need. r fy-'17 budget request is consistent with that plan and builds on those efforts. again, you can see in the blue box that bipartisan budget act levels we can sustain force structure to support current ops and combatant commander needs. we'll continue to fund flying hours and weapons system sustainment to near capacity. we'll continue our investments in ranges, simulators, advanced weapons schools and assure combat exercises like red flag and green flag remain strong. we'll be able to fund munitions to capacity to support current ops and we'll start to rebuild inventories. we kept two of our three modernization programs on track the kc-46 and the long range strike. we had to live within bba limits in 2017. we remained critted to strengthening our nuclear enterprise and we'll continue to advance investments in space and cyber. and we'll improve the rpa enterprise with military bonuses and funding 60 isr combat lines. we'll continue our efforts to build the new combat rescue helicopter an

air force's role. august 7, 1990, president bush responding to the iraqi invasion of kuwait orders american forces to deploy. u.s. central command air forces .ad to move 7000 miles quickly within days, five air force squadrons and two u.s. carriers arrived in the gulf. the u.s. commander lieutenant general chuck corner recalls the deployment. >> initially we had to get people here rapidly because of a threat of iraqi invasion. we brought over those things that you need to defend such as 's.6s and a-10 weeks, thefive coalition air force outnumbered the iraqi air force. >> when it became apparent that we were successful, we then pledged to poor south with more aircraft primarily such as the b-52's f10 and f 16's. created four air divisions . bomberd the tankers and aircraft. glenn prophet commanded the air soision and general to know -- general tanoso handle each air division. we could provide the command and control we needed to execute the war. as we began to get more operating locations, we moved anch

to be in the air force like his father claim he believes air force blue. >> baby, we are all looking for you and we all love you. we need you to contact us. our hearts are broken. we are worried about you and can't wait to hold you again. caitlin: a hash tag has started favorite because his family is from there. they are well known and well respected. he even attended school there. we will monitor this case and pass along any developments here on air and our abc11 mobile app. john: 10 people homeless this morning after an apartment fire in raleigh. chopper 11 over the scene at north rufrpblg crossing apartments. >> the wind was blowing away from his house but it just looked out of control like it just looked out of control like the whole complex was about to come down. john: just after 5:00 last night crews found smoke rolling out of the building. they knocked out the flames within a half hour but not before four apartment units were destroyed. everyone got out safely. 4:37 and 28 degrees. death from the illness. barbara: developing prison scandal against more than 40 officers. don:

the hurricane hunters came to macdill air force base back in 1993 but the air force informed they have to leave the hanger by next year. jeff patterson is live from macdill air force base with possibly a solution. hi, jeff. >> reporter: yeah, good evening, stacie. i have flown on this hurricane hunter aircraft several times right out of macdill. forced to look for a new home. their job is to track tropical storm. they operate prop planes and a jet to let us all know where hurricanes are flying next. but now they're running so their own turbulent weather. the air force is moving them out of hanger five at macdill air force base to make way for kc-135 refueling refueling tankers that are being relocated to macdill. >> reporter: he is happy they are coming to macdill but doesn't want to lose the unit. >> when the 135s come in, that will add additional air assets to macdill and now we find where to put the hurricane huntingers. >> reporter: after a hearing, he told the commerce secretary, keeping it in the tampa bay area is one of his top priorities. >> it's the right thing to do for your

((paula francis)) unlv on the road to play air force. chris maathuis here to show us who was tonight's shooting star. ((chris maathuis)) seems like there's always somebody who steps up... an unexpected hero. we'll show who played brightest on the big stage tonight as the rebels shoot for three wins in a row. plus....ronda rousey has some very revealing comments about her loss to holly holm. that's coming up here on channel "from 8 news now, this is sports hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america all come to look for america ((chris maathuis)) tonight unlv visiting air force... they go on as a touchdown favorite... remember they routed air force here at the mack in january winning 100-to-64. so ya figure even if it's not a 36 point win, unlv should beat this lowly falcon team. but this time, no stephen zimm

things we did well when we played on the road against air force and then also made. in the last couple games they are playing really good basketball... every game takes on its own identity. so we got our work cut out for us. momentum we have to worry about 1 game at a time. we are 5-5, playing better basketball than most people expected. weathered injuries, weathered a guy quiting. we have to worry about winning between 7-9o'clock on wednesday." so it will be the wolf pack and the falcons right here tomorrow night tip off set for 7pm. dallas colodny channel 2 sports. mike's final weather while variable amounts of cloudiness will break over the strong high pressure ridge that is planted over the west coast, said ridge will also result in dry conditions and very warm temperatures throughout the rest of the week. highs will climb into the mid-60s wednesday and stay there until the along until mid to late next

the 90 low-end permissive isr caps like reapers and predators. 60 will be healthy isr caps in the air force which means they'll have ten pilots per line, per orbit. and that is a sustainable force structure. the army is going to add 16 caps in what we call the gift map, the global force allocation management plan and they will have 16 orbits. then we're going to buy ten government-owned contractor operated orbits which will be our bumper i mean, our shock absorber. that gets us to 86. four orbits are supporting our soft forces today. that's how we get to 90. we won't get to 90 until the latter part but we're on track. there's no slowdown. that plan is fully funded. and we hope that congress will support us in that goal. general selva, did you have anything? >> nothing to add. you got it all. >> thank you again. we are -- >> lcs, i have to push you on this one. why did you add one more lcs for two when in september the secretary said you will get one in '17? can you square that? >> the secretary is flexible and the navy came back in and said, hey, in terms of competition, it would help us if

sophisticated for the population we tried to train to commandeer. >> bay are significant with the afghan air force needs how we should build that force that the government can afford. we do focus technical trading on the high end skills with aviation maintenance with the pile the date of that aircraft that will be necessary to operate the air force that they need that with the sophistication we try to support that system with contract did we in its -- maintenance also increasingly do the maintenance on their own. with those human capital shortages how we balance and plan for. >> congresswoman he made at a critical point that comes back to the resources that due to the lack of data we do not know right now how many personnel are literate the estimate is less than 30%. why? even though we spent $200 million in literacy training, they don't have the ability because they don't have the resources to measure the effectiveness that to see it has improved. the literacy program read tide that we lost all visibility but more importantly how many are still in the military? when we ask the questions we're not

dallas colodny caught up with coach eric musselman this morning to talk about air force. the nevada wolf pack mens basketball team is looking to rebound from last weekends 9 point loss to colorado state their next game will be right here at lawlor events center they will host the air force academy... the last time the pack played the falcons they beat them by 23 points. getting ready for air force has been our main theme, is doing some of the things we did well when we played on the road against air force and then also anticipating the changes they made. in the last couple games they are playing really good basketball... every game takes on its own identity. so we got our work cut out for us. momentum we have to worry about 1 game at a time. we are 5-5, playing better basketball than most people expected. weathered injuries, weathered a guy quiting. we have to worry about winning between 7-9o'clock on wednesday." so it will be the wolf pack and the falcons right here tomorrow night tip off set for 7pm. dallas colodny channel 2 sports. wolf pack baseball team is getting se

he took off from a koi air force base in florida at 8:10 a.m., flew over cuba. he took his photographs of the installations and around noon, service air 2 missiles were launched from the ground by the soviet military. they were not under orders to do so and were not clear what exactly happened. they were launched by the soviet military. the proximity fuses detonated was flying ate 72,000 feet and shrapnel from punctured his flight suit and he died nearly immediately. secretary of defense robert mac o'mara believes this meant war with the soviet union. kennedy did not believe that. they continued to engage in communications with khrushchev and the kremlin in moscow and thankfully, these discussions resulted the next day in agreement that ended the crisis. i think both men, kennedy and khrushchev, realized that this could mean all-out nuclear conflagration, all-out nuclear war. this memorial was initially developed in may of 1963. less than one year after major rudolph anderson's death and the 1952, he a tober of was born in this area and played in cleveland park q

followed by navy air force and missile defense agencies. i want to see who's left at the end of the day. >>> janet yellen testifies on the state of the economy. that's live at 10:00 a.m. eastern. then the zika virus is the focus of a hearing. with certains for disease control and prevention director tom freeden and national institute of allergy and infection diseases anthony fauci. also on c-span 3. >> the reality is the best presidents, the greatest presidents, have been willing to recognize they weren't the smartest person in the room. and to surround themselves with people they thought were smarter than themselves. >> former director of the cia robert gates discusses his book a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service. mr. gates has served under several presidents. most recently, presidents george w. bush and barack obama. >> at the end the cold war when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given cia a pass on a lot of things becau

air force is using those jets to help train the pilots who will lead our military into the twenty first century and only thirteen is now a reporter mike getting a closer look at the program as light began to talk about a blast from the past the air force cranking up the way back machine here with some vintage cold war era technology fighter jets from the late fifties early sixties being re purpose now in the twenty first century to help repair air force pilots of today for the fights of tomorrow. it's called the t thirty eight talon this particular one dates back to nineteen sixty three when john f kennedy was still president. ancient yes but it's serving a vital modern day purpose the repairing the f twenty two raptor pilots for combat at langley air force base in hampton the talons are being used to play the adversarial simulate enemy tactics is invaluable to their final papers and die in that one letter one that we have the support it's good for the f twenty two pilots and it's good for the t thirty eight pilots like lieutenant brent mag or two although he says flying a five decade o

beaton was an active duty member of the united states air force. his last known address was in las vegas. turning to the crime beat... lockdowns were issued for three schools in stead for a few hours today -- while police searched for someone suspected of stealing a vehicle in the area. police tried to stop the vehicle near stead boulevard late this morning, but the driver took off. officers eventually found the vehicle near mt. baldy, but the suspect had already left the scene... police with the help of raven helicopter searched for him but called off the search after 1 p- m. investigators have not released a description of the if you know anything that can secret witness. and the washoe county school district says a handgun was confiscated on the spanish springs high school campus today. the school's prinicpal sent out a voicemail alerting parents about what happened and saying police are still investigating. she also encouraged parents and students to report suspicious activity to school secret witness at 3-2-9 66-66. coming up - a setback to pr

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going for the season sweep of air force but they're going to be lucas stivrins... he broke his right shooting hand during practice last week... he missed the loss against colorado state, and won't play for at least the next two games against air force and fresno state... and will likely be out next week as well... his hand is in a cast, but they hope to have him back at some point this musselman: "i don't think he's looking at it like it's over. i think he's looking at it like in a week or ten days they'll cut it off and look at it and see exactly where it is. i mean we haven't talked to him like his season is over; we don't feel that way right now." stivrins is averaging nearly 4 points and 2 rebounds per game, playing just about 7 minutes off the bench.. have reversed course, and decided to not fire head coach george karl... the kings are 21-and-31 overall, five games out of the final playoff spot... karl still has two years left on his original four-year deal the wolf pack baseball -over: my new mom and i have a lot in common. ahh...the great outside... son, voi

>> ma'am, the 5500 also has the capacity to maintain, train, advise and assist the afghanistan air force and in addition we are focused on train, advise and assistance to the security forces. >> mr. breedlove, in your professional opinion, how did you believe the afghan taliban would react if the forces were able to target the afghan taliban directly as part of the counterterrorism mission and outside of the current policy in only extremist type situations? >> i think the best way i would rephrase is it we have seen how the insurge and particularly the talibans react when we had u.s. coalition agents in the fight backed up by their own air support and we saw adjustments with how they approach their tactics. with your specific question, i don't think we would see much change as far as the fight on the ground. i think the fighters on the ground will adjust. they are an adaptable enemy. they will adjust to their environment. as we saw this year and same as we saw them adjust when u.s. combat forces were more aggressive than previous years. it doesn't stop them from fighting. at best we may

>> we try to maintain 80% or higher. >> what about the air force?> we have a lower bed occupancy than that, we are more in the 50 sometimes up to 70% range. >> it varies. the large in the s 4 brag san antonio have a higher occupancy rate to smaller facilities. those are the ones we are looking at to realign capabilities. >> so here is my point. if we are going to reform something we need to understand we are trying to accomplish. any hospital administrators over military medical facilities would that create a problem? >> military hospitals are like any other military command. >> it is what you would be doing. hospital is a military entity and the military command structure can't be substituted. >> yes, sir. good order discipline carries over to the battlefield and starts in the hospital. >> at the end of the day what would happen if we open up competition to all these military facilities? where would the minister -- speech we will leave this hearing to bring live coverage of the u.s. senate and senators meeting to vote on president obama's nominee t

he's been in the air force for four years and loves the air force. he has an impeccable record with the air force. his dad is air force and he wants to do just like his dad. he's got to bronze stars and i know he's proud of his data and wants to be like his dad and loves the air force. reporter: his father's on his way to dover from japan where he is stationed. we know that he drives a 1997 dark blue ford ranger with there is also a #movement on social media and a lot of -- we will have more ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00. anna: has to be tormenting for that family. the former chairman of the unc board of governors arrested today in charlotte. police say he tried to take a gun through a security check point at the airport. they say he told them he forgot the gun was in his bag. we do not know if the weapon was loaded but he's charged with possession of a weapon on city property. joel: shoe prints found at the scene of a raleigh mothers murder could prove the guilt of the man on trial right now. the next to last witness for the prosecution was on to

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air force pilots. >> the goal is to train like you fight. so the t-50a can allow the pilot to be trained, and step right into the f35 and f22. aly: if it's chosen, the final assembly will happen right here in greenville. >> if we're chosen by the air force for this, it'll be great for people here in south carolina. talking probably 200 plus jobs. aly: but before those pilots train here, they'll have to start here. safe way for pilots to get the initial feel, to learn the switchology and systems, and take it to the next level when they get in the cockpit and actually fly the airplane. aly: they even let me try. >> right now, your speed is you one. need about 120 more. aly: a word of advice, >> push it to the right. notice, it is falling below the whole of -- the horizon. aly: if you don't like small planes, >> push it more to the right, and release the pressure. ooooh, don't like that. notice, notice that it's starting to fall below the horizon line. aly: the good news, though, >> how's that? >> thank you. aly: i will not be taking anyone's j

a 90 low-end permissive isr caps like reapers and predators. 60 will be healthy isr caps in the air force, which means they'll have ten pilots per line, per orbit, and that is a sustainable force structure. the armis going to add 16 caps in what we call the global force management allocation plan and they'll have 16 orbits. then we'll buy ten government-owned contractor operated orbits, which will be arabismer -- i mean our shock absorber that gets us to 86. and then 40 orbits supporting our soft forces today. that's how we get to 90. we won't get to 90 until the latters part but we're on track. there's no slow-down. that plan is fully funded. and we hope that congress will support us in that goal. general, did you have anything? >> nothing to add. you got it all. >> thank you again. we're going to -- >> lcs. why did you add one more lcs for two when in december, the secretary said you're only going to get one at 17. can you square that? >> sure. the secretary is very flexibility on these points and the navy came back in and said, hey, in terms of competition, it would happen help us if b

budget the budget dials back joint strike fighter purchases and army helicopters, i tbacks the air force's palmer as well as strike weapons and air defense missiles. republicans, however, are already labeling this budget as irrelevant and calling for dramatically more funding. we met last week with the pentagon comptroller and i asked him why the 2016 request was relevant and whether it charts a course of the followed by future administrations. .> i think it does i would list of the major move ,n this with respect to russia and that is within the secretary's of trying to really have us reorient a little bit so that we are thinking across the spectrum from now to 20 years from now. the fight against isil, of course, and the taliban and afghanistan. he is trying to focus us is well on competitors like russia and what we are doing with europe in particular on these so-called reasserted initiative is the biggest muscle move in the budget but it is also the mental framing to think about the highest competitors as well as the here and now. no secretary is ever going to escape the demands of the

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a man was killed near nellis air force base just a few hours ago. ((brian loftus)) michael stevens is live at craig and las vegas boulevard with more. michael?

this was happening out b nellis air force base. marissa kynaston is in the neighborhood this morning. marissa what's going on out there? people are reacting all over facebook-- from north las theyve heard jets before-- but never this loud. this neighborhood we're at right now-- even said the jet noise-- shook their homes! right now-- night time flying operations from red flag at nellis air force base-- are going on. what youre hearing-- are fighter jets-- bombers-- and support aircraft. essentially its mock combat-- the red team-- versus the blue team. and commanders on the ground kills. 28 countries have joined the in this training. its all exercises-- meant to feel very realistic-- to train for combat. this will be going on for a few more days-- through the 12th. reporting live in north las vegas-- mk-- ch13an. low pressure that brought the rain, snow and wind is moving east. more sunny will be out this morning and afternoon and winds will be weakening throughout the day. breezy conditions will be common for our morning across th

healthy isr caps on the air force. that means they will have 10 highlights her line. for orbit. that is a sustainable force structure. cap.rmy is going to add 16 that is a global force management allocation plan. they will have 16 orbits. governmentfind 10 owned shock absorbers. that kansas upwards of 86. then, the other are supporting the software today. that is how we get to 90. we would not get to 90 until the latter part of this. we are on track. there's no slowdown. we hope that congress will support us in that goal. did you have anything? thank you. thishave to push you on one. you say you have one out of 17? flexible ony's are these points. the navy came in and said that in terms of competition, it would help if both yards had a ship. change the 40. we are going to get 40 ships. it was a slight change in the profile. it was allowing us to make sure that the frigate was a way to do it. on all of these things, these are hard choices. choices between size, modernization, and readiness. each of these services will explain to you the choices they had to make. about what we thin

a 90 low end permissive isr caps like reapers and predators. 60 will be healthy isr caps in the air forcech means they'll have ten pilots per line, per orbit, and that is a sustainable -- a sustainable force structure. the army is going to add 16 caps in what we call the global force management allocation fund and they will actually have 16 orbits. then we're going to buy ten government-owned contractor-operated orbit which is will be our bumper -- i mean our shock absorber. that gets us to 86. four are supporting our forces to today. that's how we get to 90. we won't get to 90 until the latter part but we're on track. there's no slowdown. that plan is fully funded. we hope that congress will support us in that goal. >> general, did you have anything to add? >> i got it all. >> thank you again. >> lcs -- i have to push you on this one. why did you add one more lcs for two when in december the secretary said you're only going to get one in '17. can you square that? >> sure. the secretary is very flexible on these points and the navy came back in and said, hey, in terms of competition, it w

in the air force it's global mobility, it's the nuclear mission.it's rpa operations, cyber ops and so by taking care of the airman and the family in our military treatment facility, we're actually helping that commander take care of that family. >> so, when you say that a military hospital costs 50% more to operate than a civilian counterpart, is that a fair comparison given the unique nature of military medicine? >> i think it's an apples-and-oranges kind of comparison, sir. >> do you agree with me you could make things more efficient? >> absolutely. >> and that's the goal, right? >> yes, sir. >> do you all agree with me that the people under your command have done historic work on behalf of the nation? >> absolutely. >> i want to tell everybody on this committee in this war, which has been going for 14 years now, there are people alive today that would not be alive in any other war and you all guys are the unsung heroes of this war as far as i'm concerned. i've been to forward deployed areas where people come in who have been blown up and it's am

the air force uawr, total of just under $500 million is requested in this area. continue to support the sbx at a pace of request of $70 million. continue to move forward with the long range discrimination radar program in alaska. we've requested $162 million for that effort and requested another $155 million for phase one of the mission control facility and radar foundation in fy-'17. follow that with a phase two request of $150 million for the project. the space program we've talked in the past by the space kill assessment. that experiment planning going well and focus area in the 2014 authorization act, we expect a launch the sk network in fiscal year '17. $20 million requested in that area. very important area. for ctb and cyber, $430 million requested for ctubc. this gives us the capability and five fold increase in the defended area in particular and allows to us field the functionality and support of phase three and important engage mobility. plan for and fund a 25 which is the spiral that will bring in the long discrimination radar. cyber operations progra

people near nellis air force base say it sounds like a war zone! now they want to know when red flag exercises will be over. the front that brought clouds yesterday morning has moved on and high pressure has reestablished itself across the southwest! sunny skies and mild winds will be a common occurrence throughout the next 5 to 7 days. high temperatures today will range between 55 and 60 degrees with the weekend yielding 61 to 67 degrees! by monday into the next work week grab the shorts, t-shirts, and slip on the flip-flops! mainly sunny skies and light winds continue with high temperatures expected to range between 68 and 73 degrees! overnight lows are rising as well! upper 30s are expected tonight but low to mid 40s take over until wednesday early morning. by then, morning lows bottom out in the upper 40s and lower pause for nats of plane it was like that but 10 times people living near nellis air force base have to deal with all of that noise for another week. red flag exercises will continue through february 12th.. fighter jets-- bombers-- an

the air force colonel in charge of the 20th fighter wing at shaw air force base has removed his second-in-command colonel william jones. a shaw representative says colonel stephen jost took action after a loss of confidence in jones. jones has been reassigned to the headquarters of the ninth air force at shaw. that wet weather could be on the verge of getting rough. your forecast is coming up on wis news 10 at four. also: richland county's newest courthouse and home for the your first alert traffic report construction is moving along at center in richland county. if you've driven past it recently -- the facade of the building is beginning to take shape. it's part of a big revitalization project. our michal higdon has an update on how things are moving along. :01 :22 :44 :57 1:15 you can definitely see construction crews have been busy -- here on the outside workers are trying to put on the exterior of the building as well as finishing rooms and everything inside. managers say the project is was ahead of schedule for a some time -- the october floods did cause some delays. crews worked to contain

they will drag them around the tarmac at the air force base so the wheels do not go flat. at is the only time they ever move. because they are part of national guard units, or air national guard units, members of congress in which those bases are located will not let them be decommissioned, no matter how much money they are costing the air force and they cannot perform any service at all. brian: how often has this happened? sec. gates: all of the time. in the recent testimony, you have the leadership in the pentagon telling the congress that they have 24% of the facilities the military has in the united states are excess to need. but the congress will not let the military shut them down to save the overhead. brian: what is the solution to that? sec. gates: i think the question is if you have one of these long and drawnout processes where you appoint commissions to look at military facilities and then you present the congress with an up-and-down vote on a list of bases, it takes years and it is very expensive and so on. my view is, the congress ought to authorize the secreta

((dave courvoisier)) > u-s secretary of defense ash carter visited nellis air force base today during red flag training. carter spoke with service members about the importance of military maintenance personell...beca use they help maintain force readiness. defense budge request which includes around one- billion dollars for additional air force training over the next five years. as for how nellis could be impacted by those funds... carter says the installation is a vital location for the goverment to focus defense dollars. (( us secretary of defense ash carter "this place is incrediably important to our airforce, now and into the future. therefore, you can expect an increase in investments in the quality of the range and the intensity of the training, the number of exercises conducted here.)) ((dave courvoisier)) nellis air force base will be holding four separate red flag training exercises this year which costs a total of 35-million dollars.// ((paula francis)) > backlash for big game hunters. the i-team's george knapp takes a look at the seminars at a safari club international conv

. >> a tuskegee airman comes to mcdill air force base to celebrate black history month. i'll have that story coming up. >> three-and-a-half years after our 8 on your side investigation exposed shoddy home construction, results. hefty penalties and big fines. >> that and more coming up. >> a big crowd of airmen at george hardy. visit captivated them. back then. 19, 20, 21 years old. >> reporter: when it comes to bravery of world war ii fighter pilots, you could say lieutenant colonel george hardy dying breed. >> no more than 22 are left of group. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel hardy was only 19 years old when he joined the air force. he is about to turn 91 and one of the things he never thought american president. >> my wife brought a sticker back that said obama 08. i said what is this? he doesn't stand a chance. [ laughter ] >> reporter: he and his crew were on the front lines battling everything from racism to war. common virtue that helped this country win the war. at mcdill air force brace, anthony allred, newschannel8. >>> your next vacation may be a bit cheaper th

government forces supported by russian air raids are trying to encircle rebels in aleppo and cut off their supply routes to turkey. government forces have made another key gain in that offensive. these are pictures from syrian state tv showing soldiers closing in on rebel ground in the altam oura valley. they have taken a hill close to ram adan and other towns. earlier bashar al-assad said he would defeat his enemies right across the country. >> translation: we have fully believed in negotiations and in political actions since the beginning of this crisis. however, if we negotiate, it does not mean that we stop fighting terrorism. the two tracts are inevitable in syria, first through negotiations and second through fighting terrorism. >> look, he is deeluded if he thinks there's a military solution to the conflict in syria. we have seen this wax and wane over five years now, but all we're looking at if the syrian regime continues the fighting is more bloodshed, more hardship and frankly a greater hardening of positions on either side >>> let's go live to our correspondent in gaziantep