The U.S. Air Force Says Its Needs 74 More Squadrons To Do Its Job
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson says the service is overtaxed for its many missions around the globe and needs more manpower by 2030.
By Kyle Mizokami
Sep 17, 2018
The U.S. Air Force is too small. That’s the word from Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, who today called for the USAF to add 40,000 more personnel and 74 more squadrons by 2030 to cope with missions from Korea to Afghanistan while gearing up for big power conflict with countries like Russia or China.
Growth won’t be cheap however. One expert estimated the annual costs at nearly $20 billion, and that's not including new aircraft and equipment.
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