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As for filling out its ranks, the 24 th Air Force spokesperson said, “The AF is leveraging personnel within its force to fill out CMF teams, which will continue to grow over the next 12-14 months.

The Air Force Reserve has been pulling out all the stops to retain the best and the brightest and to keep its end strength of 69,000 airmen. In recent years, the Air Force has been using the Guard ...

He said military leaders plan to cut about 9,900 active and reserve airmen from the ranks, leaving the Air Force with 501,000 in uniform. Specifics haven’t been announced.