{EXCERPT} , By Michael Hoffman - Staff writer Posted : Monday Jan 4, 2010 6:03:48 EST
The Air Force�s top uniformed leader expects at least 3,000 more airmen will head to Afghanistan in 2010 as part of the surge ordered by President Barack Obama.
Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz quantified the Air Force�s role in the 30,000-troop buildup at the end of a wide-ranging interview Dec. 22 with Air Force Times.
Schwartz put the figure at 3,000 to 3,500 airmen, but combatant command officials are still doing their calculations. Air Force planners estimate at least 2,000 airmen will be deployed but said more airmen will be called up as U.S. Centra
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