Air Force secretary wants 24 percent increase in squadrons for service

Federal News Radio: The Air Force’s top civilian official called for a significant increase in the service’s size on Monday, repeating leaders’ longstanding assertion that it is too small to meet its missions under the current national defense strategy.

Under the plan Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson outlined, the overall number of operational squadrons would grow from 312 to 386. She said the figure was based on several internal analyses conducted over the past six months, using intelligence estimates of what the service would need in the 2020-2025 timeframe.

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