In his letter, Moseley set down the “three major challenges” facing the Air Force. First is to accomplish assigned combatant tasks. Second is to preserve the strength of the force—its people. And, third is to “face the difficult task of operating the oldest inventory in the history of the United States Air Force.” Moseley pledged that his senior leadership “will work to break this vicious cycle.”
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.