John McCain: “This is a full-blown crisis, and if left unresolved, it will call into question the Air Force's ability to accomplish…”

does flying Presidential protection missions increase readiness for the high-end fight?

I'm the luckiest guy on earth. I have served America's cause, the cause of our security and the security of our friends, the cause of freedom and equal justice all my adult life.

Six years is still too long.

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.