Obozo is not the only one to blame about the sorry state of our armed forces. Moraale has dropped abysmally as troops are called upon to perform their missions with incredible constraints placed upon them. So this story about aircraft unfit for flight and severe shortage of spare parts is but one part of the problem.
When operating effectively, the B-1 can be one of the most lethal bombers in the U.S. military’s arsenal. Designed as a low-level deep strike penetrator to drop nuclear weapons on the Soviet Union in the early 1980s, the B-1 has evolved into a close-air support bomber. Flying for 10-12 hours at a time high above the battlefield, B-1’s can carry 50,000 pounds of weapons, mostly satellite-guided bombs.
“It can put a 2,000 pound weapon on a doorknob from 15 miles away in the dark of night, in the worst weather,” said Col. Gentry Boswell, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth.
But only half of these supersonic bombers can actually fly right now.
This story is @ 'Wiped Out': Air Force losing pilots and planes to cuts, scrounging for spare parts | Fox News but there are hundreds more all over the web.
When operating effectively, the B-1 can be one of the most lethal bombers in the U.S. military’s arsenal. Designed as a low-level deep strike penetrator to drop nuclear weapons on the Soviet Union in the early 1980s, the B-1 has evolved into a close-air support bomber. Flying for 10-12 hours at a time high above the battlefield, B-1’s can carry 50,000 pounds of weapons, mostly satellite-guided bombs.
“It can put a 2,000 pound weapon on a doorknob from 15 miles away in the dark of night, in the worst weather,” said Col. Gentry Boswell, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth.
But only half of these supersonic bombers can actually fly right now.
This story is @ 'Wiped Out': Air Force losing pilots and planes to cuts, scrounging for spare parts | Fox News but there are hundreds more all over the web.
