Maj. Gen. Edward L. Bolton Jr.

Maj. Gen. Edward L. Bolton Jr. the deputy assistant secretary for budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller and Marilyn Thomas, the deputy for budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Answer questions about the Air Force's fiscal year 2013 budget at a Pentagon Press Briefing Feb. 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)

Maj. Gen. Edward L. Bolton Jr.

Maj. Gen. Edward L. Bolton Jr. deputy assistant secretary for budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, provided details on the service's fiscal year 2013 budget at a Pentagon Press Briefing here Feb. 13. Bolton stressed the need for difficult budgetary cuts to meet the new defense strategy while maintaining the service's agility, flexibility and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)

AF Force Structure Overview

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz explain the Air Force's Force Structure overview during a Pentagon press briefing on Feb. 3, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

AF Force Structure Overview

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz explain the Air Force's Force Structure overview during a Pentagon press briefing on Feb. 3, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Air Force looks to reduce strategic airlift inventory

Gen. Raymond Johns, the Air Mobility Command commander, reads his opening statement July 13, 2011, during a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Johns testified with Christine Fox, the Department of Defense Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation director, and Gen. Duncan McNabb, the U.S. Transportation Command commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Air Force looks to reduce strategic airlift inventory

Gen. Raymond Johns, the Air Mobility Command commander, reads his opening statement July 13, 2011, during a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Christine Fox, the Department of Defense Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation director, and Gen. Duncan McNabb, the U.S. Transportation Command commander, also testified before the subcommittee. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)