Mullin Questions Air Force on E-7 Delays Impacting Tinker AFB: “How will we keep mission capability all the way through the transition?”

Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), questioned witnesses during a SASC hearing on the posture of the Department of the Air Force. During his remarks, Mullin asked the Honorable Frank Kendall III, Secretary of the Air Force, and General David W. Allvin, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, about the delayed transition from the E-3 to the E-7 aircraft. While the Senator understands the need to modernize, he expressed concern regarding the Air Force's ability to maintain mission capability through the gap in transition. The Air Force is currently divesting from 31 E-3 airframes down to 16 over the next year due to survivability issues.

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