This hourlong event was cohosted by the air force association and Mitchell Institute for aerospace studies. The executive director, thanks to our panelists for making it here. The fall of the soviet union brought in a number of aircraft. Most some areas were reduced even further. There is the actual combat command the remaining aircraft. The capitalization efforts for to our delays, the trend that accelerated with 9 11. The notion of pure competition was provided with an updated way of king. Today the air force finds itself the smallest, oldest aircraft fleet and its history. Near the mission area with high demand with nonstate actors still posing a threat on the low end of the spectrum, nations like iran and north korea remain in contention, china and russia presenting a scale not seen since the cold war. There comes a point when a small number of aircraft can only be stretched so far. This is exactly what the secretary of the air force talked about when she made a for 386 operation s
That passed almost 200 days ago. With the Mass Shootings that weve seen. The fall of the soviet union, a number of aircraft fell. Like bombers reduced even further. Command withmbat y aircraft the capitalization efforts were too often delayed. A trend accelerated in the wake of 9 11. The notion of pure competition is an outdated way of thinking. Today, the smallest, oldest aircraft fleet in history. Area withry mission actor still posing an interior threat. Nations like iran and north korea. China and russia presenting threats on a scale not seen since the cold war. A smallmes a point when number of aircraft can only be stretched so far. What the airly force was talking about when she made her call for 386 operations squadrons. Congress was concerned about the size of the air force. Studies to multiple assess inventory requirements. That brings us to our panel here today. We are pleased to have mark and dave join us. A congressionally mandated effort. Also deputy chief of staff for str
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