In crafting this year’s budget request, the US Air Force must thread the needle between keeping up with the current air campaign and preparing for the future battlefield. Ahead of President Obama’s fiscal year 2017 budget roll-out, the Air Force is spread thinner than ever. The US-led air strikes in the Middle East have intensified over the past year, with no signs the fighting will let up. At the same time, commanders must keep an eye on a resurgent Russia, Chinese aggression in the South China Sea and an increasingly volatile North Korea. Read more
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