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Sen. Kelly Wants Update from Air Force on Establishment of AFSOC Power Projection Wing at Davis-Monthan

Sen. Kelly Wants Update from Air Force on Establishment of AFSOC Power Projection Wing at Davis-Monthan
U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Hodges, a pilot with the 27th Special Operations Wing's 9th Special Operations Squadron, briefs Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, 16th Air Force commander and Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber (Air Force) commander, on the MC-130J Commando Solo II during Kennedy's visit to the 43rd Intelligence Squadron at Cannon AFB, N.M. on Feb. 14 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee's (SASC) airland board, wants an update from the Air Force on the service's planned establishment of a third Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) "power projection wing" at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., which has been the home of A-10 close air support jets that the Air Force plans to retire. The Senate may soon consider S. 4638, the SASC's version of the fiscal 2025 defense authorization bill, and Kelly…

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