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USAF Vice Chief Agrees with ACC Commander on Need for More Fighter Squadrons

USAF Vice Chief Agrees with ACC Commander on Need for More Fighter Squadrons
An A-10C Thunderbolt II sits under a sun shade before takeoff at Moody AFB, Ga. on April 5. After 43 years of service, this A-10 was flown to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., for retirement. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force fiscal 2024 budget request of nearly $4.9 billion for 48 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As--five more than Congress funded last year--and $2.3 billion ask for 24 Boeing [BA] F-15EXs--14 more than appropriated last year--will aid the Air Force in boosting the number of fighter squadrons able to deter China, a top service official said on Apr. 19. At a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee's readiness subcomittee, Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.) asked Air Force Vice Chief…

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