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Air Force readiness under stress
« on: January 20, 2017, 07:21:04 pm »
Air Force readiness under stress

By: Shawn Snow, January 19, 2017 (Photo Credit: Scott M. Ash/Air Force)
The readiness of the Air Force to achieve the country’s tactical and strategic goals is at risk and requires sustainable solutions, Gen. Dave Goldfein, the Air Force chief of staff, said Jan. 18 at an event hosted by American Enterprise Institute.

The Air Force has had to contend with a growing slate of missions while providing support to combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and to a growing list of low-level conflicts that have enveloped large areas of the Middle East and North Africa.

Meanwhile, the service shoulders the majority of the nuclear command responsibility, controlling two legs of the nuclear triad: intercontinental ballistic missiles and strategic bombers. It is heavily reliant on and invested in the space enterprise, and currently has roughly 35,000 airmen in cyber and intelligence fields, supporting combat operations and anti-terror missions Goldfein said.

https://www.airforcetimes.com/articles/air-force-readiness-under-stress
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