I have heard a lot from commanders around the world in different combatant commands in the different services about diminishing weapon stockpiles.
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None of Russia's military actions have helped stabilize Syria or end the suffering of the Syrian people.
We cannot send our sons and daughters into combat today without 100 percent confidence in their readiness.
Just 1 week less to learn to be a repairman for one of those aircraft as opposed to being an operator.
The answer to the question right now, will the Air Force use enlisted personnel to fly the MQ-1/MQ-9, is maybe.
Maybe our society should pay them the respect they deserve then and honor their service and not attach any stigma to what they do since they are keeping us safe in our beds at night.
You need 1,100 to do the mission. You need 300 to build up enough dwell time, for a total of 1,400.
I mean, it works fine if you are an O4 NMI and you live it day in and day out.
Before this Congress considers moving forward with mandates on end strength, we need to consider how we might pay for that to ensure both readiness and modernization.
As I understand, the budget tables include no funding for fiscal year 2017. Is that right?





