USAF Prepares To Make Its Case To Congress For More Fleet Cuts

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Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force faces a fight on Capitol Hill as it looks to get rid of dozens more of its aircraft while readily acknowledging that comes with risk. But the service’s chief says current events across the globe and the growing threat in the Pacific show there is pressure to make a change now. “If...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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