Posted on 04/27/2010 8:23:54 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
The U.S. Air Force will retire more than 250 aircraft and fighter jets in the next several months.
Those in the Air Force admit it's a bit of a risk phasing out so many of their fighter jets, but in the long run they hope it will make the force more effective.
As part of the Combat Air Force Reduction in Forces plan, Hill Air Force Base will send out 12 aircrafts in the next two months and another 12 this fall -- making their inventory smaller, but hopefully more lethal.
It's not just Hill Air Force Base losing fighter jets.
"As an Air Force, we are going to accelerate the retirement of 259 aircraft," said Col. David Hathaway with the 388th Fighter Wing unit.
It's all part of a master plan by the Air force, retiring several F-16s, F-15s and A-10s to save money.
"It frees up $355 million this fiscal year and over the next five fiscal years will free up $3.5 billion, which will allow us to reshape our force into a smaller, leaner, more agile and capable force for the future," Hathaway explains.
It also means Hill will be down one fighter squadron.
But the 617 military positions from the 388th Fighter Wing won't be lost, just reassigned somewhere else.
And though the retiring of these jets will mean the Air Force will have a smaller inventory right now, Hathaway says, "In the long term this makes us more lethal and combat capable, yet smaller force."
Another 12 aircraft will leave Hill Air Force Base late summer for Italy.
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Can I get an F-15, F-16 or A-10??
Ping.
Let’s give them to Israel.
Maybe a stripped down one.
I was mistaken. I checked my files there is at least 90 B-61 Bombs. I have always supported storage of those bombs in Israel.
Keep talking Col. Hathaway, maybe if you say less is more you will eventually believe it.
Uhh...I really don't think so.
I love to take an a 10 to the border and shot the hoppers swimmers and runners
A-10’s transferred to the Border Patrol. lol.
Trying to free up money to put into UAV’s I’ll wager.
“I have always supported storage of those bombs in Israel.”
One of those would certainly open up traffic jams on the freeway:
http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Weapons/B61.html
BOHICA
Trying to free up money for health care, cap and tax, amnesty.........
“As an Air Force, we are going to accelerate the retirement of 259 aircraft,” said Col. David Hathaway with the 388th Fighter Wing unit.
“It frees up $355 million this fiscal year and over the next five fiscal years will free up $3.5 billion, which will allow us to reshape our force into a smaller, leaner, more agile and capable force for the future,” Hathaway explains.”
Well, I would think that retiring the older birds in each class would ease both maintenance loads and demand on replacement stores. That *could* lead to a higher overall readiness and performance rate for the remaining planes until (if?) the F-35 comes on line.
OTOH, we’re still talking about a fairly large number of USAF fighters and attack craft heading for the boneyard in a relatively short period of time. I’m hardly an expert on air power, but it makes me a little nervous.
Why waste money on defense when it can be put to good use paying more freeloaders, moochers and brood sows to sit around on their butts complaining they don’t get enough free stuff.
Hathaway, are you sure that money the Air Force "saved" won't find its way to Obama's favorite charity say ACORN by way of him spreading the wealth?
Yep.
Are you in the NRA?
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