Retired Lt. Gen. David Deptula told reporters that the proposed cuts to the programs in the Air Force’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal unveiled last month would leave the service with problematic capability gaps given an uncertain security environment around the world.
Veterans in rural or underserved areas might lack access to qualifying work or service programs, according to Disabled American Veterans.
Chad Pfeifer of Caldwell, Idaho, is the only military veteran who was fully exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Adaptive Open Championship and will be competing in the lower limb impairment category.
From the Stars and Stripes archives: A marine of G Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division gunner sits atop his mud-crusted track vehicle, South of Da Nang, South Vietnam, Nov. 25, 1968.
Listings for recently announced concerts, special concerts and shows and on-base theater.
