Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson said today the service will need to reprogram funds in fiscal year 2019 to meet near-term readiness goals. Earlier this fall, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ordered the Air Force and Navy to achieve 80 percent mission capable rates for the F-35, F-22, F-16 and F/A-18 by the end of FY-19. Wilson said during a Nov. 14 Air Force Association breakfast that while the service has efforts in place to boost readiness...
