01/12/2009
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"So, have you effectively factored in a situation, and particularly in the surge, where, for many reasons, just the insurance companies simply saying, 'you ain't flying,' that you would not be able to ..."
"This is the opinion not just of the Department of the Air Force and TRANSCOM. This is DOD, the Secretary, presumably as General McNabb said, all the CINCs, commanders, have been able to weigh in."
"had we not added additional C-17s, either at the request of the Air Force or the request of Congress, then we would not be able to retire these C-5As."
"General Johns, is there any attrition reserve in the 301 number, or back-up aircraft inventory, or provisions for training aircraft?"