Pilot Shortage May Force U.S. Air Force To Outsource Training

Credit: Master Sgt. Benjamin Wilson /U.S. Air Force
Faced with a critical shortfall, particularly in the fighter community, the U.S. Air Force may be forced to take drastic steps to produce new pilots. The service is short 1,500 pilots, including 1,000 fighter pilots, says Brig. Gen. Michael Koscheski, director of the new Aircrew Crisis Task Force...

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