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From our Cover Story this week (PRIME): Those are among the findings of the four-month Strategic Choices Management Review ordered by Hagel in March. The review found the service could eliminate up to 120 A-10s, F-15s or F-16s — or five of 55 tactical squadrons, which have 18 to 24 aircraft each. The review didn’t say whether the cuts would target the active component, reserve or Air National Guard. “It’s over to the Air Force and the specific services to look at the proper balance ... as they look at drawing down,” a defense official said following Hagel’s remarks. The review also states that the Air Force could cut the size of the C-130 fleet with “minimal risk.” READ MORE:
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:49:42 +0000

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