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ACC, AFSOC to Hone Light Attack Experiment Plan, Targeting Fall Completion

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, June 19th, 2019

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ACC, AFSOC to Hone Light Attack Experiment Plan, Targeting Fall Completion

Two Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos fly over Kabul in 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo)

DAYTON, Ohio — The Air Force is set to begin building an updated light attack aircraft plan that would incorporate a small number of off-the-shelf aircraft while experimenting with other platforms, the Air Combat Command (ACC) commander said June 19. ACC will work with Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to craft recommendations for Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, said the combatant’s commander Gen. Mike Holmes in a media roundtable Wednesday at the Air Force Life Cycle…

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