The government must be honest when funding the Air Force and Space Force
By: Col. Keith Zuegel (ret.)  
“Regardless of where the next conflict occurs or which adversary it features, the Air Force will be at the forefront.â€
— National Defense Strategy Commission
Air and space are critical domains for our national security, yet our nation has consistently failed to invest sufficiently in these requirements. As a result, today’s U.S. Air Force is older and smaller than at any time in its history, even as it begins to birth the new U.S. Space Force with massive funding needs of its own.
https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2020/02/19/the-government-must-be-honest-when-funding-the-air-force-and-space-force/