The Air Force has released force structure changes resulting from the fiscal year 2016 President's Budget. The Air Force will invest in nuclear, space, ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance), the Guard and Reserve, and has discontinued its personnel downsizing programs. The budget will re-phase the U-2S and E-3 Sentry (AWACS) divestitures, restore E-8 Joint STARS and F-15C Eagle planned divestitures, and retire the A-10 Thunderbolt II fleet.
For more information, watch the video on the C-Span website at www.c-span.org/video/?324123-5/us-air-force-briefing-fiscal-year-2016-budget-request and read the Overview of the U.S. Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request.
