article_snippet: the Air Force's Secretary Deborah James told lawmakers last month that "enough is enough" when it comes to downsizing the Air Force, defending President Obama's $534 billion Pentagon base budget request to the defense appropriations subcommittee.
article_snippet: Given the state of the world ... the No. 1 thing we have to stop is this downsizing," Air Force Secretary Deborah James said.
article_snippet: The option of not modernizing isn't really an option at all," Welsh said.
article_snippet: In order for the U.S. Air Force to maintain air superiority, Hendrix says, officials and lawmakers need to start having a real conversation about the best way to mitigate downsizing that also promotes modernization.
highlights_snippet: Secretary Deborah James said "enough is enough" when it comes to downsizing Air Force .
  