USAF's combat air forces restructuring cuts across active, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve forces.rnFighters in active duty squadrons will drop by 199 aircraft or 16 percent. The cut is six percent for the Air National Guard (which will lose 33 aircraft) and the Air Force Reserve, which will lose six. (Another 16 fighters will come from backup-attrition reserve to reach the 249 destined for the boneyard.)rnFifty-one aircraft being retired are based overseas (from England, South Korea, and Germany), and 187 are on bases located in 12 states.rnAmong active duty F-15 bases, Tyndall AFB, Fla., will lose 48 aircraft, and Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, will lose 24. From the active duty F-16 bases, Luke AFB, Ariz., will lose 28 aircraft and Hill AFB, Utah, will lose 24.
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