KC-135s in depot maintenance in May 2026 at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.
Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force has a hole in its spare parts inventory to the tune of about $14 billion, and climbing out of it requires more than just money, the service’s sustainment boss says. Lt. Gen. Linda Hurry, commander of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), says the gap is based largely on the growing...
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