While in South Korea on his Pacific tour, Air Force Secretary Wynne told airmen that an assignment to South Korea “really illustrates why in fact [an airman] joined the military in the first place because if you want to stand on freedom’s doorstep, here it is.” He added that the lifestyle is terrific. Wynne visited both Osan Air Base and Kunsan Air Base.
A new Air Force plan for how many fighters it needs in the next decade marks a sharp upturn from what it thought it needed just seven years ago. But analysts worry that the aspirational plan now in Congress' hands doesn’t make a tight enough connection to national strategy.
