By Emelie Rutherford The head of Air Combat Command (ACC) does not foresee resistance to a proposal to maintain more Air Force B-52s than previously intended to support a rotating nuclear-tasked squadron of the bombers. Gen. John Corley, ACC commander, met yesterday with Air Force leaders about dropping plans to maintain just 56 B-52s and instead keeping 76 aircraft in the current bomber fleet. The B-52 idea--touted on Capitol Hill earlier this month by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.…
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