ORLANDO, FL -- Looming budget cuts are likely to push the Air Force into a state of tiered readiness, an operational strategy employed by the Army and Navy but contrary to the air service's requirement to react quickly to global conflicts, according to a senior Air Force official. The service’s major command leaders are also collaborating closely to ensure sequestration is handled similarly across the Air Force in an attempt at consistency in the different sectors of the service. Tiered...
