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U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Presses Staff to Analyze Needed Capabilities, Not Numbers

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, July 1st, 2021

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U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Presses Staff to Analyze Needed Capabilities, Not Numbers

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 6th Weapons Squadron lands after a training mission at Nellis AFB, Nev. on March 16 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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