John McCain: “This places the Marine Corps at serious risk in their ability to respond to near-term contingency operations.”

the Air Force has committed to keeping the B-52 through 2040, while phasing out the B-2 and B-1

we owe each other our respect as long as our character merits respect.

If John McCain were here, he'd be saying; Who can we fire? Why is this--this is a pure management problem, it seems to me.

I am convinced the only successful path to preserving the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific--and the peace and prosperity it has generated--is to renew America's leadership in the region in full.