Air Force Secretary Michael Donley’s latest Letter to Airmen talks about his role in creating “balance across the Department of the Air Force.” He described a balanced approach as “prevailing in today’s operations while investing in new capabilities, force structure, skills, and technologies to meet tomorrow’s needs.” He noted, too, that a balanced approach “means delivering capabilities across the spectrum of conflict.” He wrote that a balanced approach also must distribute the service’s “diverse missions and responsibilities across active and reserve components, civilian workforce, and contractors in ways that maximize effectiveness and efficiency for joint commanders and the American taxpayer.”
The U.S. continued to move a significant amount of airpower toward the Middle East in recent days as talks to forge a nuclear deal with Iran hung in the balance. Flight tracking data indicate there was unusually heavy movement of dozens of fighter jets and other assets that might be…
