Air Force

An F-16 escorts two F-35 fighter jets arriving at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. Each stealth F-35 costs about $90 million.

Air Force Seeks Huge Increase In Planes, Personnel

by Tom Bowman

Air Force officials say the service simply lacks the resources it needs to face all the jobs it is called upon to perform. The Air Force is proposing a 25 percent increase in the number of squadrons.