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U.S. Air Force faces shortage of fighter pilots: officials
Source: Reuters
World | Tue Mar 8, 2016 7:03pm EST
U.S. Air Force faces shortage of fighter pilots: officials
WASHINGTON | BY IDREES ALI
The United States Air Force is facing a shortage of more than 500 fighter pilots which is expected to widen to more than 800 by 2022, Air Force officials said on Tuesday.
The shortage stems from a reduction in the number of active duty fighter squadrons, according to a statement by several Air Force officials at a U.S. Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing.
"Without these fighter pilots, the Air Force will be very challenged to continue to provide the air supremacy upon which all our other forces depend," the Air Force officials said in the written statement.
The statement said the shortage would affect air operations expertise and lead to a "gradual erosion of fighter pilot experience in test and training."
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U.S. Air Force faces shortage of fighter pilots: officials
WASHINGTON | BY IDREES ALI
The United States Air Force is facing a shortage of more than 500 fighter pilots which is expected to widen to more than 800 by 2022, Air Force officials said on Tuesday.
The shortage stems from a reduction in the number of active duty fighter squadrons, according to a statement by several Air Force officials at a U.S. Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing.
"Without these fighter pilots, the Air Force will be very challenged to continue to provide the air supremacy upon which all our other forces depend," the Air Force officials said in the written statement.
The statement said the shortage would affect air operations expertise and lead to a "gradual erosion of fighter pilot experience in test and training."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-airforce-fighter-pilots-idUSKCN0WA2VD
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