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Air Force Likely to Re-Evaluate Call for 386 Squadrons, Vice Chief of Staff Says

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Air Force Likely to Re-Evaluate Call for 386 Squadrons, Vice Chief of Staff Says
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson talks to squadron commanders, chiefs and first sergeants during his visit to the 15th Wing, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 26, 2018. Wilson visited Airmen from around the 15th Wing after the Pacific Air Forces change of command ceremony to discuss the importance of modernization, readiness, innovation and revitalizing squadrons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

The Air Force is likely to reassess and refine the proposed increase in operational squadrons that was announced at the Air Force Association’s annual conference several months ago, the service’s vice chief of staff said Nov. 14.The service in September declared it would require a boost in operational squadrons to meet all of the missions laid out in the 2018 National Defense Strategy – from the current 312 up to 386 – by 2030 (Defense Daily, Sept. 17).“I think there…

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