[gundog]

Exactly. The Air Force was blown away when the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing at Homestead AFB won the prestigious Daedalion Award for aircraft maintenance in ‘82(?), keeping the arguably obsolete F-4 C/D flying.

It wasn’t always fun or pretty, but we could by-damn get a job done when we had to.

Today, I can picture some poor schlub telling a SMSgt that a plane is on hold while they wait for a sustainably sourced gasket to be procured from a minority or woman-owned business.

[ByteMercenary]

“Today, I can picture some poor schlub telling a SMSgt that a plane is on hold while they wait for a sustainably sourced gasket to be procured from a minority or woman-owned business. “

A most excellent description ... !