Airlift capability may miss requirement as C-141 retires
The Pentagon may temporarily fall short of being able to fill a requirement to airlift 49-52 million ton miles a day in the early days of a war once the C-141 is retired, Gen. Robert Rutherford, U.S. Transportation Command chief, said Friday. After studying the C-141 retirement profile and the C-17...
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