1. EXIM sustains American jobs and drives economic growth.

By helping American businesses sell their goods and services abroad, EXIM opens new markets, strengthens U.S. manufacturing, and helps companies grow – sustaining existing jobs and creating new ones. Since 2014, EXIM has supported over $175 billion in total export value of American-made goods and services, fueling economic growth for thousands of American companies in communities across the country.

2. EXIM ensures American companies can compete in the global market.

EXIM reduces barriers for exporting by giving American businesses the tools they need to win contracts, reach new customers, and compete with foreign exporters. Tools like financing and credit assistance make it possible for American firms to pursue deals that might be otherwise out of reach.

3. EXIM supports small and medium-sized businesses.

Small and medium-sized businesses often don’t have access to commercial financing options to expand sales to overseas customers. That’s where EXIM steps in, providing loan guarantees, export credit insurance, and working capital. In fact, the bulk of EXIM transactions support small businesses. In 2025, 87% of EXIM transactions directly benefited U.S. small business exporters.

4. EXIM levels the playing field.

There are at least 115 foreign export credit agencies offering competitive financing tools that give their exporters a leg up in competitive markets. American companies need EXIM to help level the playing field when bidding against foreign competitors like China whose export credit agencies are investing 14 times more than EXIM Bank.

5. EXIM makes money for the taxpayer.

EXIM is a self-sustaining agency and can offset, or pay-back, its allocated funding and help pay down U.S. debt. Since 1992, EXIM has generated $9.8 billion in revenue for U.S taxpayers after providing for expenses and administrative costs.

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Here are five reasons SLS is premier best rocket to send Americans back to the Moon:

1. SLS is the only rocket qualified to send astronauts to the Moon.

SLS is currently the only human-rated rocket, meaning it meets NASA’s highest requirements for crew safety and reliability. This makes the super heavy-lift rocket the only one capable of sending spacecraft, astronauts, and large cargo directly to the surface of the Moon in a single launch.

2. SLS is the world’s most capable rocket.

SLS is the most capable rocket ever built. It is designed to take humans farther and faster into space in a single launch. Its design, which will advance in line with new, innovative aerospace technologies, offers the greatest performance to propel human, cargo and science missions to deep space destinations. The initial rockets, with the horsepower of about 160,000 Corvette engines, will deliver 27 metric tons of payload to the Moon. The final rocket configuration will deliver more than 38 metric tons to the Moon.

3. SLS is flexible for different types of missions.

SLS can be configured to transport people, cargo, and science experiments into space. The rocket can evolve based on the needs of the mission while remaining safe, affordable, and sustainable.

4. SLS is American-made.

SLS is made right here in America. It is designed in Alabama, built in Louisiana, tested in Mississippi, and launched in Florida. SLS has suppliers from almost every state providing hardware and advanced technologies. Thousands will look to the sky each time the SLS launches, knowing they played a key role in building American space dominance.

5. SLS is part of a long-term space program.

American manufacturers helped America win the 20th century space race. With the Artemis program, they’ve been building spacecraft for more than 60 years with NASA.

SLS was built using decades of aerospace knowledge and expertise needed to ensure that NASA astronauts return safely to the Moon and help America win the modern-day space race.

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By registering for this event, attendees agree to share their contact information with the event organizers (Boeing) and ADAC (Aerospace and Defense Alliance of California).

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As one of the most cost-effective aircraft in the U.S. tactical aviation fleet, the Super Hornet is taxpayer-friendly. It’s also a job creator. Approximately 800 small and medium sized businesses across the country manufacture the Super Hornet, creating thousands of jobs. This naval aircraft also spurs an estimated annual economic impact of $3 billion for the nation’s economy.

The F/A-18 Super Hornet is a cost effective job creator that spurs economic activity from sea to shining sea – a true win, win, win for the nation.

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This most recent X-37B mission will be the first ever to use a service module to host experiments. This not only is providing the Air Force and its mission partners with invaluable data that furthers research efforts, but it represents a significant milestone in how we build, test, and deploy space capability quickly and safely in an ever-changing environment.

Upon successful completion of its sixth mission, there is no doubt that the X-37B program continues to push the realm of possibility for reusable space systems and will be an essential tool in future space exploration.

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Boeing’s Starliner is moving closer to a scheduled uncrewed launch to the International Space Station (ISS). With the stacking of the vehicle and the preflight checks underway, it’s an exciting milestone for space exploration and research.

The Starliner team’s next mission will be an Orbital Flight Test, slated for later in December, where the spacecraft will dock with ISS carrying a test dummy named Rose, an homage to Rosie the Riveter. In the near future, NASA Astronauts Chris Ferguson, Mike Fincke, and Nicole Mann will blast-off to the ISS to work on important scientific research projects aboard the station.

The Starliner will sit at the top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, which will carry Starliner to space on its inaugural mission from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Stay tuned for more details on the launch and where you can watch this historic event live.

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The Blue Angels are the Navy and Marine Corps’ elite flight demonstration squadron. With pilots drawn from active-duty Navy and Marine flight squadrons, the Blue Angels demonstrate the incredible skills of America’s Naval and Marine pilots. The F/A-18 Hornets they fly are combat-ready aircraft that are constantly updated to meet the latest demands on the battlefield.

One of the most proven, versatile and affordable fighter jets used by the Navy and international allies, the F/A-18 has a reputation of being the Navy’s only strike fighter that lets it dominate both the skies and land, and has surpassed more than 10 million flight hours.

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The Blue Angels surprised employees at the Boeing St. Louis F/A-18 factory last month by making a special visit to the plant.

While visiting the St. Louis factory, the pilots met face-to-face with the Boeing employees responsible for the production and maintenance of the F/A-18s.

Captain Eric Doyle, Blue Angel Flight Leader and Commanding Officer, said, “We’ve been flying these jets since we all grew up. We started in F/A 18s, and it’s really special to us to come back and see where they’re created, and where they’re maintained.”

The Boeing employees got the chance to tell their own stories about manufacturing the fighter jets to the pilots.

Commander Andre Web reflected on his experience, saying “That’s the cool part, to come back here and get to meet the employees who say they’ve been here for 30, 40, or 50 years, proud Americans working on the beautiful F/A 18s.

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ICBM stands for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. ICBMs are guided missiles that typically launch from the ground and can travel vast distances – sometimes more than 6,000 miles! They also play an important role in deterring threats from nuclear states and keeping Americans and our allies safe.

Recently, the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command tested an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, California. The silo-launched Minuteman III is always on alert 24/7. In fact, the Minuteman ICBM system hasn’t had a day off since 1962.

Boeing has designed and delivered all three generations of the ground-based, silo-launched Minuteman ICBMs — first partnering with the Air Force to develop the ICBM in 1958.

The Minuteman III is safe, secure, and effective — exactly what America needs to keep its citizens and allies safe from global threats.

Developing a new ICBM weapon system to thwart evolving global threats is crucial for continued security. America’s ICBM systems must be transformed from a Cold War-era arsenal to a simple but powerful force that can adapt to the complex security environment of the 21st century.

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