Vice Chief of Staff of the Space Force Gen. Shawn Bratton delivers opening remarks during a U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing about joint readiness, March 4, 2026.
In direct response to the 2026 National Defense Strategy’s call for urgency and speed, the U.S. Air Force rolled out its plan for the LGM-35A Sentinel program, which will deliver the nation’s next-generation, modernized, land-based nuclear deterrent to America’s warfighters. Leveraging considerable progress over the last 12-18 months, program officials are executing a transformed acquisition strategy paving the way to complete the...
