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On the recordMarch 21, 2016
Marine Corps aviators and maintainers... have had to cannibalize parts from museum aircraft to get their current fleet in the air.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Wilson raises concerns about the lack of resources for Marine Corps aviation.

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