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Allvin: ‘If We Don’t Watch It, We’re Gonna Have to Be Fightin’ From Topeka’

Allvin: ‘If We Don’t Watch It, We’re Gonna Have to Be Fightin’ From Topeka’
An F-35A Lightning II with the 56th Fighter Wing from Luke AFB, Ariz., performs a strafing run during the Haboob Havoc exercise on March 29 over Barry M. Goldwater Range, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Advances in Chinese air defenses and the expanse of the Pacific are presenting major operations and budget challenges for the U.S. Air Force. While the "sanctuary" of U.S. and overseas allied bases have met demands through today, such basing will be insufficient to mount air campaigns in the years ahead against technologically advanced nations, like China, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Allvin told the Apex Defense conference in National Harbor, Md., on Tuesday. "As you move farther and…

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