The U.S. military is in need of more resources if it’s to continue the goal of being capable of fighting two major conflicts simultaneously, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2022 Index of U.S. Military Strength. The Heritage Foundation’s annual military index, which was first released in 2015, provides a sweeping overview of U.S. national security issues, as well as the military’s capacity to meet those challenges. The index’s benchmark is the forces required for the United States to be able to fight two major wars simultaneously—a strategy held by successive administrations for decades. Heritage estimates that to meet this continued mandate, a fully equipped military would include an Army with 50 brigade combat teams, a Navy with 400 battle force ships and 624 strike aircraft, an Air Force with 1,200 fighter/ground-attack aircraft, and a Marine Corps with 30 battalions—as well as a Space Force with satellite platforms, ground stations, and personnel sufficient …