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Faster CV-22 Delivery, Aircraft Recap On AFSOC Wish List

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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

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By Marina Malenic Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) would benefit from more CV-22 Osprey deliveries sooner and faster recapitalization of its overall fleet, the command's top officer said last week. "We have what we need to do what we're doing," Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster, chief of AFSOC, last week told an audience at the Air Force Association's annual conference at National Harbor. However, Wurster said more vertical lift capability and replacement of aging aircraft would be useful for the…

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