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Air Force

Kendall Stresses Need for Air Force Logistics Improvements, Retirement of Aging Systems

Frank Wolfe

Monday, October 18th, 2021

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Kendall Stresses Need for Air Force Logistics Improvements, Retirement of Aging Systems

Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with United Kingdom Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey virtually from the Pentagon on Oct. 14 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Oct. 18 stressed the need for the service to develop and sustain well-oiled supply chains for future conflicts and retire aging systems with little relevance in such conflicts. "Any future great power conflict will be a war of logistics," he said in an address to the National Defense Transportation Association (NDTA)/U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) fall meeting. "Our ability to deter, to prevail if conflict occurs, and to prevent the unthinkable option of escalation…

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