One-third of Air Force including Blue Angels grounded by sequester

Associated Press ^ | 4/10/13 | Staff

[Nachum]

NORFOLK, Va.— A top general says federal budget cuts that will ground one-third of the U.S. Air Force´s active-duty force of combat planes including fighters and bombers means "accepting the risk that combat airpower may not be ready to respond immediately to new contingencies as they occur."Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, issued the warning Tuesday as the Pentagon braces for more effects of the automatic spending cuts triggered by the lack of a budget agreement in Washington. Hostage said that only the units preparing to deploy to major operations,

[Nachum]

How many times in the last 100 years has the U.S. disarmed and a major war followed after?

[Nachum]

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[fwdude]

And yet, the million-dollar party continues at the White Hut.

[tang-soo]

Uhmm, Blue Angels are from the Navy. Thunder Birds are Air Force.

[allendale]

Yet there is still money to send to Christian bashing Egypt. This is just another political stunt like trying to close airport control towers. The vile Obama is a dangerous ,petulant narcissist. He behaves like a shopaholic who just had her credit cards cancelled.

[Sir Napsalot]

>>> One-third of Air Force including Blue Angels ....

ONLY AP would make the mistake of calling Blue Angels, US Air Force, in its headlines.

[Joe 6-pack]

It’s a shame those Air Force Blue Angels were grounded . They’re almost as good as the Navy Thunderbirds.

[swamprebel]

DHS drones I take it, will be exempt.

[allmendream]

OMG. A cut in the rate of growth and they need to ground a third of the Air Force? Something doesn’t add up. Holding national security hostage if government only grows by 6% instead of 9% per year is .....

I don’t even have words to describe what that is. Ludicrous. Criminal. Idiotic. Insane.

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

Don’t forget all those Russian made helicopters (Mi-17’s at $17 MILLION EA.) 0bama is bypassing Congress on for shipment to Afghan Army. Half a billion dollars, just for the helicopters!

[Bernard Marx]

ONLY AP would make the mistake of calling Blue Angels, US Air Force, in its headlines.

I share your distrust of AP but the AP story got that right; it's the New York Post that wrote and published the stupid headline.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Take the time to call DC and enlighten them with your comments at: 202-224-3121

[grobdriver]

Ground Air Force One for a few months and let our airmen train.

[sten]

1/3rd of the USAF is drones

that now means half our air force is drones... which china can override

as for federal spending priorities, I’m 100% certain the defense of the nation comes before private concerts in the white house

[Sir Napsalot]

OK, my bad.

[higgmeister]

One-third of Air Force including Blue Angels grounded by sequester

This is to funny! I wonder how the Navy feels about being moved under the Air Force!?

[SoldierDad]

Pretty much every single time, I believe.

[ColdOne]

I just can’t believe I am watching him kill this country so easily.

[MEGoody]

This goes on while the Obama’s continue to take luxury vacations, and ZerO continues to fly around the country campaigning.

[pfflier]

Ask North Korea, they have figured it out.