More Obama Murder of America: The Pentagon Cuts

[LaCroix]

And some opinions are wrong.

i love it 

[Razgovory]

Hopefully with Russia continuing on their path to full retard, the cuts are off the table. 

Am I remembering correctly that the last time big cuts to the Army were on the table the war in Afganistan and Iraq put those on hold?  Now very conveniently a war in the Ukraine is being threatened while these cuts are being considered.

What I want to know is why Siege hasnt posted any links about this obvious conspiracy!

He's probably still mad about Obama administration purging generals who commit fraud and rape people.

[Capetan Mihali]

So mad.   

The Air Force plans to retire the A-10 in favor of the more versatile F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

They're bringing the F-35s to Vermont also, to replace the F-16s.  There was a decent amount of local opposition around Burlington, mainly on noise and environmental grounds, but no elected official no matter how left-liberal was going to come out against it if it means jobs.  The mayor, the governor, Leahy and hell even Bernie, they were all backing it 100%.

[Beenherebefore]

There actually is a JSF now? 
I thought it was just a myth like leprechauns and Belgium.

[Ed Anger]

There actually is a JSF now? 
I thought it was just a myth like leprechauns and Belgium.

Luke AFB in Arizona got the first one delivered and is supposed to have 16 by the end of the year.

[Beenherebefore]

I think Norway's down to under 30 operational F-16s now, so we need a delivery fairly soon to look slightly less like the joke we are in military affairs. 
We have that neighbour you don't really want to come visit, you know. The one Palin sees from her kitchen window.

[Ed Anger]

Katmai is viewable from all 50 US states.

[Beenherebefore]

Katmai is viewable from all 50 US states.

He is also the reason everyone needs guns, I've heard.

[Ed Anger]

He is a known Taco thief.

And good to see you back Norgy. 

[Beenherebefore]

He is a known Taco thief.

And good to see you back Norgy. 

I've missed the dysfunctional collective of average to quite good minds, really.

Some of you I have on Facebook, but it's not the same.

[grumbler]

They're bringing the F-35s to Vermont also, to replace the F-16s.  There was a decent amount of local opposition around Burlington, mainly on noise and environmental grounds, but no elected official no matter how left-liberal was going to come out against it if it means jobs.  The mayor, the governor, Leahy and hell even Bernie, they were all backing it 100%.

I hope this works out better than the USAF C-27 Spartan; the last five of those went directly from the assembly line to the boneyard, and none of them were in service for even four years.  That's $1.6 billion spent to fill 21 more slots at Davis-Monthan AFB.

[katmai]

Katmai is viewable from all 50 US states.

He is also the reason everyone needs guns, I've heard.

[Beenherebefore]

Katmai is viewable from all 50 US states.

He is also the reason everyone needs guns, I've heard.

You know I love you.

[Agelastus]

They're bringing the F-35s to Vermont also, to replace the F-16s.  There was a decent amount of local opposition around Burlington, mainly on noise and environmental grounds, but no elected official no matter how left-liberal was going to come out against it if it means jobs.  The mayor, the governor, Leahy and hell even Bernie, they were all backing it 100%.

I hope this works out better than the USAF C-27 Spartan; the last five of those went directly from the assembly line to the boneyard, and none of them were in service for even four years.  That's $1.6 billion spent to fill 21 more slots at Davis-Monthan AFB.

Haven't they been transferred to SOCOM and the Coast Guard now?

[grumbler]

Haven't they been transferred to SOCOM and the Coast Guard now? 

Seven went to SOCOM.  Those weren't included in the 21 sent to D-M.  The Coasties may get about a dozen of them, but that's not clear 9the transfer has been authorized but not appropriated).

The humorous bit about the story is that this was actually a US Army program; the Army wanted a cheap small transport for inter-base transport independent of the Chair Force but cheaper than the helos it was using.  The Chair Force took over the program because they argued successfully that these planes were too big for the Army.  They then killed the program because it didn't meet Chair Force needs.  Yet another example of why it is disastrous for national security when a nation creates an independent chair force.