New Report Highlights Pilot Shortage and Calls for More Air Force Fighters Written 27 January 2025
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An F-35A Lightning II aircraft | U.S. Air Force photo by MSgt John Nimmo Sr.; Wikipedia; Public Domain
Defense One reports, “The Air Force has long struggled with a shortage of fighter pilots, with 1,150 empty billets in 2024, and aviators leaving the service in droves. How can they turn things around? Buy more planes and keep more pilots in its reserve component, says a new policy paper from a prominent aerospace think tank.”
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