The Air Force’s Electronic-Warfare Wing Is 400 People Short
That’s okay for now, its commander says, but his service may need to change how it trains and manages EW officers.
LAUREN C. WILLIAMS | APRIL 19, 2023
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The Air Force’s two-year-old electronic warfare wing is more than 400 people short, and that’s okay for now, its commander said Wednesday. But if the wing is going to reach and maintain full operating capability, the service may need to overhaul how it builds its cadre of EW experts.
“It's actually good that I have all these vacancies, because I only have about 50 more seats to give in the facilities that I have today,” said Col. Joshua Koslov, who leads the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing. “I don't have enough people. I don't have the right facilities, and we're working with the Air Force and [Air Combat Command] to get there.”
But, Koslov added, “I worry that sustaining the wing is going to become hard from a personnel perspective as we divest platforms. We build electronic warfare officers based on platforms, right, when that's not the best way to do that. As we divest platforms, or divert crew members off of platforms, your pool of electronic warfare officers gets a lot smaller.”
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