An Atlas-Centaur booster hoists into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Fla., the first Fleet Satellite Communications System satellite.
Amid a high-profile recruiting crisis, Air Force leaders and experts have increasingly noted the challenging long-term trends the service will face in enticing young Americans to sign up—decreasing eligibility to serve, less propensity to do so, and less familiarity with the military. But while those same leaders say there’s no “silver…