SECAF: Air Force to add 74 operational squadrons from 2025 to 2030

By Courtney Albon / September 17, 2018 at 12:04 PM
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson announced today the service will grow its total number of operational squadrons from 312 to 386 -- a 25 percent increase it plans to implement between fiscal years 2025 and 2030. Wilson announced during a Sept. 17 speech at the Air Force Association's annual conference the squadron growth would come across several mission areas. Bomber squadrons will grow from 9 to 14, fighters from 55 to 62, space from 16 to...

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