Alabama lawmakers blocked funding to the Air Force as the Biden Administration stalls on relocating the Space Command HQ due to the state's anti-abortion laws.
saying that it is “directing actions to be taken now to avoid exhausting funds.” As part of those actions, the Air Force is suspending its reenlistment bonus program and pausing a new bonus program for aviators, as well as new assignment incentive pay.Alabama lawmakers moved to limit funding for the Air Force
as part of an ongoing effort to reach a decision regarding the permanent location of the Space Command headquarters. As an aside, the Space Command is not the same as the Space Force, although it’s easy to confuse the two.
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