Posted on Sep 18, 2018
Air Force Seeks Huge Increase In Planes, Personnel
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The Air Force must expand its operational squadrons by some 25 percent in the coming years, officials say, to deal with the growing military might of China and Russia and to protect the homeland and continue to fight violent extremists. "What we know now from analysis, what everyone in this room knows by experience," said Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson at a military conference outside Washington on Monday, is that "the Air Force is too small for what the nation expects of us."
Air Force Seeks Huge Increase In Planes, Personnel
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I question the size of our budget and the value of what we get in return. We spend more than Russia and China combined.
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Our Aircraft, ships and bases are all suffering the lack of funding, for their replacement. Cost overruns should be made illegal. If these contractors can't submit closer bids for their projects then maybe a few of them shouldn't be bidding contracts anymore!
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