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Creator, Innovator, and Advocate for an Independent Air Force.
Each year, the President submits a budget request to Congress. Congress can add to or subtract from that request, and does, on an item-by-item basis.
WORLD: Modernization: Goal of 100 B-21s; 100 CCAs by 2030; and Anduril and General Atomics win CCA contracts.
WORLD: Obituary: Brig. Gen. Clarence "Bud" Anderson, WWII Triple Ace and Test Pilot dies at 102.
WORLD: Operations: Fighters stop drones headed for Israel.
WORLD: Air: Shrinking Air Force; and USAF Weapons School turns 75.
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Air Force Leaders through the years.
The Air Force has six Institutional Commands focused on the recruit, train, and equip function of the department, and 10 Service Component Commands focused on meeting the needs of the nation’s joint Combatant Commands.
The command structure of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force; numbered air forces; field commands; major commands; and centers.