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Squawks & Headlines ✈ Aircraft on Pentagon’s chopping block support Hurricane Sandy aftermath

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Aircraft on Pentagon’s chopping block support Hurricane Sandy aftermath

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Two different aircraft the Pentagon says the nation no longer needs are playing a prominent role in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, while National Guard leaders and elected officials fight to keep the aircraft in their fleet. (www.examiner.com) More...

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joelwiley
joel wiley 2
Oddly enough, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif. wants to keep these in service. The odd part is the Hunter is a marine with time in Iraq and Afghanistan. Maybe he has an idea of what works. Not a flyer, knows what fliers do.
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jkudlick
Jeremy Kudlick 1
I'll trust a Marine with recent combat experience to tell me what he needs in the field over some desk pilot who hasn't been on the front line in 10+ years (if ever) any day of the week.
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jkudlick
Jeremy Kudlick 1
Sure, let's get rid of these aircraft that have proved their worth in combat (and in peace) many times over to pay for part of another half-billion dollar plane that has yet to see combat... That's what happens when you get a bunch of fighter jocks in charge fighting an enemy that doesn't exist anymore rather than people who know what is needed for the battles and wars we are fighting now.
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