
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…