Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz tells Air Force Magazine USAF will no longer use traditional force-sizing metrics-tactical fighter wings, fighter wing equivalents, or combat wings-but will instead use the number of platforms by category, such as high-performance or strike aircraft, to fit DOD’s current operational scenarios.
The U.S. sent Air Force F-16s over central Syria in a show of force following the Dec. 13 killing of two U.S. Army Soldiers and one American civilian interpreter by a gunman linked to the Islamic State group.
