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Air Force Chief of Staff Stresses Need for 386 Squadrons of Capability

Air Force Chief of Staff Stresses Need for 386 Squadrons of Capability
Sharene Brown, spouse of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., presents the official Air Force Chief of Staff service cap to Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Q. Brown during the CSAF transition ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Aug. 6, 2020. Brown is the 22nd Chief of Staff of the Air Force and the first African-American to be a service chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Trujillo)

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…

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