Secretary of Defense Gates Critical On The Direction Of U.S. Air Force

LUNCHTIME WAVE - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gives a wave to Air Force Academy cadets having lunch break in Mitchell Hall after he taught classes as part of the Capstone Seminar at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 4, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison

Gates: Air Force Must Find Balance For Future Wars -- Stars And Stripes/AP

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- The Air Force must balance its legacy of combat fighters with the surveillance, space, transport and cyber missions that will dominate future wars, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday.

He told cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy that there still a pressing need for American air supremacy as countries such as China and Iran pursue longer range weapons and air defense missiles.

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More News On Gate's Remarks At the U.S. Air Force Academy

Remarks by Secretary Gates at the United States Air Force Academy -- U.S. Department of Defense

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Gates: Air Force Must Prepare For 21st-Century Threats -- US Department of Defense
Gates Warns on ‘Real Air Force Normal’ -- Wall Street Journal
Gates Says U.S. Air Force May Resist Change Once He Leaves -- Bloomberg
Gates warns Air Force to prepare for range of threats -- Reuters
Gates: Air Force must find balance for future wars -- AP
Gates warns Air Force to prepare for range of threats -- CNBC
Gates to Air Force: Get Used to Drones, Cargo Runs -- The Danger Room