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Goldfein: Air Force’s Night Court Process Finds $30 Billion to Counter Future Threats

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Goldfein: Air Force’s Night Court Process Finds $30 Billion to Counter Future Threats
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein speaks to Airmen during an all call at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 14, 2019. During the all call, Goldfein covered topics such as multi-domain operations, joint leaders and teams and the importance of squadrons in the Air Force. This was Goldfein’s first stop as he visits various units in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Heather Redman)

The Air Force has conducted a thorough examination of its current capabilities and programs, with the intent of freeing up funds from programs that won’t contribute to future conflicts and reallocating them for next-generation technology investment, the service’s chief of staff Gen. David Goldfein said Nov. 6. The “night court” process found $30 billion over the five-year Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) that will help fund elements that fall into four bins of capability priorities, Goldfein said at an Air…

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