Congress put the brakes on Air Force plans to retire more than 100 aircraft, but the service did get the greenlight to retire some bombers, cargo planes and tankers.
The Air Force’s aircraft readiness continued its multi-year slide in fiscal 2018, as the overall mission-capable rate for the aging fleet dropped below 70 percent — its lowest point in at least six years.
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson this year laid out an ambitious plan for growing the Air Force’s operational squadrons by 24 percent as the service prepares for a possible conflict with a major adversary.
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