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Tom Cotton: “General Wolters, the Air Force has experienced a chronic shortage of fighter pilots, currently forecasted as increasing…”

On the recordMarch 18, 2015
General Wolters, the Air Force has experienced a chronic shortage of fighter pilots, currently forecasted as increasing to nearly 500 pilots by fiscal year 2020.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Tom Cotton highlights the shortage of fighter pilots in the Air Force.

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