By Emelie Rutherford Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley told lawmakers yesterday the service will likely need more than 76 B-52 bombers and that he is committed to fielding the next- generation bomber in 2018. The Air Force has looked to trim its B-52 fleet, as directed by the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review, to 56 aircraft to pay for upgrades to remaining B-52s, B-1s and B-2s. Yet Congress has moved to mandate the Air Force to keep at…
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