The USS Harry S. Truman collided with a merchant vessel and three F/A-18 Super Hornets were lost in a six month span between December 2024 and May 2025.
The Air Force's agile combat employment concept would prepare units to operate from dispersed, austere bases in a war against a major adversary like China.
The Air Force has passed the point where more cannot be done with less. The Trump administration and Congress need to sufficiently resource the Air Force.