Pentagon worried about dwindling USAF fighter numbers

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pentagon-worried-about-dwindling-usaf-fighter-number-422996/

US deputy secretary of defence Robert Work has expressed concern about the size of the US Air Force s tactical fighter force, which has dropped from 88 squadrons before the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 to just 54 squadrons today.