Undersecretary of the Air Force nominee

Eric Fanning, deputy under secretary of the Navy, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2013, as part of the confirmation process to serve as the under secretary of the Air Force. If confirmed, Fanning will replace Dr. Jamie Morin, who has been the Air Force’s acting under secretary since July 3, 2012. Additional witnesses before the committee were Alan Estevez, who is nominated to be the principal deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics; and Frederick Vollrath, who is nominated to be the assistant secretary of defense for readiness and force management. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Undersecretary of the Air Force nominee

Eric Fanning (right), deputy under secretary of the Navy, prepares to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2013, as part of the confirmation process to serve as the under secretary of the Air Force. If confirmed, Fanning will replace Dr. Jamie Morin, who has been the Air Force’s acting under secretary since July 3, 2012. Additional witnesses before the committee were Alan Estevez, who is nominated to be the principal deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics; and Frederick Vollrath, who is nominated to be the assistant secretary of defense for readiness and force management. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

CSAF testifies at Sequestration hearing

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III greets Rep. C.W. Bill Young, chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, before testifying on Capitol Hill, Feb. 26, 2013. During his testimony, Welsh talked about the negative impacts sequestration and a full-year continuing resolution would have on the service's people, readiness, modernization programs, and infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

CSAF to Congress

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SecAF speaks at AFA symposium

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley delivers his keynote speech on the State of the Air Force during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium & Technology Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 22, 2013. In his remarks, Donley talked about the service's need to balance the size of its force with readiness and modernization needs in the face of sequestration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Sequestration looms

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley delivers his keynote speech on the State of the Air Force during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium & Technology Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 22, 2013. In his remarks, Donley talked about the service's need to balance the size of its force with readiness and modernization needs in the face of sequestration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)