On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
He said at the very bottom what we called the hollow force of the 1970s, pilots were flying 15 sorties a month, about 20 hours. Today we are flying less hours, less sorties than we did in the 1970s.
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congress.govJim Inhofe: “He said at the very bottom what we called the hollow force of the 1970s, pilots were flying 15 sorties a month, about 20…”
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Inhofe cites General Wilson's comparison of current military readiness to the 1970s.
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