It’s not a problem it’s a feature
Covid is simply revealing America’s bloated, over-controlled, dysfunctional government, massive debt - and our national de-population.
Air Force fighter/attack aircraft flew an average of about 200 hours per year in 2000, gradually declining to about 125 hours per year on average.
They’ll fly a lot more once they are all electric.../s
Having worked at companies that supplied repair and maintenance spares, I can attest spares and repair parts are the first things that get cancelled whenever a Democrat comes into office. The move the money into other things.
When Bush II was elected his office called all the CEO’s directly and asked them to go to 24 hour shifts. They said they’d talk price when Bush actually got into office. Bush came through and paid the bills. It is now against the law to build anything the military has not previously approved.
Doesn’t matter, as the current regime doesn’t have the will to fight or any recognition of America’s external enemies.
Eh. As long as the USAF personnel are getting the proper attitude adjustments, i.e. seeing straight white Americans as enemies, this is all just fine. Priorities matter.
“Air Force fighter/attack aircraft flew an average of about 200 hours per year in 2000, gradually declining to about 125 hours per year on average”
These numbers seem very low. Question for some of the FR experts. If we get in a war and need to fly nightly sorties, are our planes capable of thousands of hours of flight time per year?
My USAF friends said they are spending lots of time, money, and effort going to gender and sex lectures, etc. So at least we are dong that right!
not certain if anyone has mentioned the (expensive) F-35 program yet, but might be relevant...