07/13/2009
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"The decision to terminate the C-130 AMP was driven by the first phase of the 2011 Budget Control Act."
"The current C-130 AMP eliminated the navigator position, which essentially paid for the upgrade through personnel savings."
"The first operational squadron stood up at Yuma, AZ, in November 2012."
"General Welsh, the Air Force had to cut approximately $10 billion over the next 6 months of fiscal year 2013 due to sequestration."