The bigger question is, why were there only 33 out of 55 aircraft flyable leading up to the storm? That’s a pretty lousy readiness rate, especially for a top of the line fighter fresh off the assembly line.
Yeah...kind of interesting isn’t it.
But we are “ready” for anything.
Pretty sure that is the normal percentage of aircraft that are airworthy in today’s military - thanks to our former POTUS.......the situation has been severe for many years.......
I would also like to know why costly aircraft under maintenance are maintained in such vulnerable parts of the country, as well as why they were not kept in weather-proof underground hangars.