Congress wants Air Force to run sustainment drills with Indo-Pacific allies

By Vanessa Montalbano / August 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
While the Air Force has perfected tactical operations, Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT) told Inside Defense , it needs to get better at the behind-the-scenes work -- particularly overseas sustainment and logistics. “One of the most important aspects to any type of warfighting is obviously sustainment,” Moore said in a Monday interview. Yet that battle element is “constantly needing a little bit of attention because it's not, you know, flashy, flamboyant, it's not the sexiest part of warfighting, and it's crucial.”...

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