A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times – An Instant New York Times Bestseller: A Pentagon Insider's Tumultuous Years Under President Trump

by Mark T. Esper

As such, I replaced fighter aircraft with demonstration teams like the Blue Angels, pulled an airplane or two out here and there, and canceled others. I eventually reduced the final number down into the low 30s—closer enough to the 2019 numbers, and a far cry from the starting point of 107.