House authorizers would block cuts to Air National Guard fighter squadrons

By Shelley K. Mesch / June 21, 2023 at 1:04 PM
House Armed Services Committee members voted Wednesday to prevent the Air Force from reducing the number of fighter squadrons it maintains. The Air Force would not be able to terminate an Air National Guard fighter squadron’s mission until 180 days after the service secretary submits to Congress a report that details options for modernization, considerations for temporary reassignment of aircraft and an assessment of any effects on combatant commanders, industrial capacity for support and costs, according to an amendment to...

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