Air Force World

摘要

The Air Force must stop downsizing and instead "modestly upsize" across the Total Force, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James told airmen Dec. 8. "Enough is enough," she said. "We have got to stop the downsizing." James said she has seen undermanning "everywhere I have traveled," citing specific holes in the maintenance, nuclear, remotely piloted aircraft, and cyber forces. Additionally, James noted that the two-year bipartisan budget deal is good news, despite the fact that the deal provides the Defense Department $15 billion less than the Pentagon asked for in Fiscal 2017. The Air Force must invest in readiness, she said, because about half the combat air forces are not ready for a high-end fight. "We've got to do better," James said.