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US Air Force Secretary: Chinese Military Threat Requires More Tanker Squadrons

The U.S. military needs more tanker aircraft squadrons to compete with a modernizing Chinese military, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said Wednesday.  “The challenge in the Pacific is the tyranny of distance, and that means tanker squadrons are very important,” Wilson told members of the Senate during a hearing Wednesday on Air Force readiness. The Air Force recently announced plans to increase the number of tanker squadrons — needed to refuel military aircraft in flight —...


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