(The Center Square) – Divesting from F-15E Strike Eagles, which have a North Carolina home at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, and purchasing F-15EXs and F-35s will generate a fighter gap with China, said U.S. Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C. His comments were directed to Gen. Charles C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during an Armed Services Committee hearing in the Senate on Tuesday. Also present for questions on President Joe Biden's 2025 Pentagon budget and request of... Read this story