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Air Force

Goldfein: ‘The Time is Right’ to Rebuild Nuclear Workforce

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, June 26th, 2019

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Goldfein: ‘The Time is Right’ to Rebuild Nuclear Workforce

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein gives remarks during a Heritage to Horizons concert at the Air Force Memorial, Arlington, Virginia, May 15, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

As the Air Force and wider Defense Department work to address threats posed by peer competition and to fulfill the requirements of the 2018 National Defense Strategy, the service must invest in a workforce that can build and deliver crucial capabilities to sustain the nuclear arsenal, the Air Force’s top military official said June 26. Speaking at the Air Force Association’s Mitchell Institute breakfast event on Capitol Hill, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein pushed for a greater…

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