John McCain: “I am concerned that there is a perception that we are backing away from the commitments we made during the past…”

I want to say to all of you that I am so honored to be here to speak before this Committee.

Air Force leadership has talked about the importance of networks to their visions of the future of the Air Force.

The Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) required the Air Force to maintain a minimum of 1,900 fighter aircraft, of which at least 1,100 would be combat coded.

The Air Force appears to be on the cusp of procuring a fleet of light attack aircraft to conduct operations against violent extremist organizations in a more fiscally sustainable way and to free up fighter aircraft to focus on training for…