Concerned that the Air Force's current and future bomber force-structure decisions will be budget-driven rather than dictated by mission needs, a group of lawmakers and former Air Force officials are advocating that the service retain a fleet of 150 to 200 combat-ready bombers and are calling on Congress to protect the Long-Range Strike Bomber from "arbitrary" funding cuts. The group gathered Wednesday on Capitol Hill for the unveiling of a Mitchell Institute study that analyzes the Air Force's bomber force-structure...
