03/05/2014
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"The readiness that we desire for aviation is about 75 percent of our fleet."
"The lack of existence of a long-range standoff munition means we have to dedicate more force to that same problem set."
"In order for a bomber to deliver gravity--to deliver a gravity bomb it must fly over or approximate to the target."
"Part of the advantage in the LRSO--and it is one of the requirements--is that it be shot from some distance."