As QDR Nears Completion, USAF Braces for Tacair, Mobility Changes

By Jason Sherman / October 27, 2005 at 5:00 AM
The next few weeks could bring significant changes to the shape and size of the Air Force, as senior Joint Staff and Office of the Secretary of Defense officials finalize decisions in the ongoing Quadrennial Defense Review. No decisions in the congressionally mandated assessment have yet been made. Pentagon officials involved in the review say it is likely only a small handful of Defense Department leaders will be privy to the final round of deliberations expected in November and December...

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