Patrick Leahy actually said...

In a time of economic downturn and smaller defense budgets, we encourage the Department of Defense and the Air Force to adopt structures such as active associate wings to leverage the Air National Guard's lower operating and infrastructure costs and more experienced civilian airmen.

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Leahy urges DOD to adopt cost-effective structures for the Air National Guard.

03/23/2010

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