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 | | Bill Welser, right, commander of the 18th Air Force, talks with Larry Jecklin, left, the 726th Air Mobility Squadron transfer program manager, during a tour at Spangdahlem Air Base on Thursday. |
 | | Bill Welser, commander of the 18th Air Force, based at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. However, the service will need to buy more aircraft to maintain the breakneck pace, which isn’t expected to let up any time soon. |
 | | Welser, who oversees the operations side of Air Mobility Command, made his comments after visiting Germany on Thursday before heading to the Middle East to meet airmen supporting the war on terrorism. |
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