US Air Force facing severe pilot and aircraft shortage: Commander

‘The US Air Force says a severe shortage of fighter pilots and aircraft has made the force nearly unable to satisfy combat requirements abroad.
The USAF is currently authorized to hire 3,500 fighter pilots but it is 752 pilots short, Voice of America (VOA) reported Monday, citing Major General Scott Vander Hamm, who is tasked with fixing the pilot crisis.
The force has also shrunk in size over the past years, having only 55 squadrons in 2016, compared to 134 in 1986.’
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