
While not wedded to 386 squadrons' worth of air frames to execute the 2018 National Defense Strategy, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown said on Wednesday that 386 squadrons' worth of capability is vital and that less than that would increase risk to national security. "What is the capability that would give me the equivalent of 386 [squadrons]?" Brown said Oct. 21 during a Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies' Aerospace Nation virtual discussion. "What things can…