US Air Force Reoptimizes in Face of Growing Threats From the CCP

U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly in formation during U.S.-Philippines joint air force exercises dubbed Cope Thunder at Clark Air Base in Mabalacat, Pampanga province, Philippines, on May 9, 2023. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

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U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall announced changes to the capabilities of the air and space forces to confront the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the western Pacific.