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Kendall: USAF Ready to Support Israel in Aftermath of Hamas Attacks, But Service Focus Remains on China

Kendall: USAF Ready to Support Israel in Aftermath of Hamas Attacks, But Service Focus Remains on China
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall delivers a keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Md. on Sept 11 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force has used Boeing [BA] C-17s to bring people back to the United States from Israel and is prepared to support Israel in other ways, if needed, but the service retains its focus on deterring China, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Oct. 10. "I've seen us try to shift to the Pacific three or four times in my career," Kendall told an Atlantic Council virtual forum in referencing the pre-9/11 period of 2000-01 after which…

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