06/16/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"Remotely piloted aircraft currently provide 41 continuous combat air patrols to U.S. CENTCOM."
"I've been told that, as a result of the cap of 30,000 troops placed by the President on General McChrystal's plan for surge operations in Afghanistan, many of the requests for forces currently being r..."
"The Strike Fighter gap is also a readiness issue."
"As a result, DOD has purchased approximately 12,000 MRAPs saving countless American lives."