The Air Force may have to make a vertical cut and lose the KC-10 fleet in order to pay for the KC-46, Air Mobility Command chief Gen. Paul Selva told reporters at AFA’s 2013 Air and Space Conference in National Harbor, Md. AMC needs to reap savings early in case of a continued budget sequester, and a vertical cut may be the answer, though it is one of many options on the table, said Selva during the Sept. 17 press briefing. The KC-10’s retirement may be “how we make the investment dollars available to keep the KC-46 moving on its current schedule. And we intend to do that,” he said. The requirement for a 479-aircraft tanker fleet is not at issue, and “you could envision an option where, as the KC-46 delivers, the KC-10 retires,” he said. If done properly, such an approach could solve the money situation, he said. Selva wouldn’t divulge Fiscal 2015 budget numbers.
How Miss America 2024 Took the Air Force Somewhere New
Dec. 20, 2024
When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.