Ragnar wrote:

"Mark and Kim Smith" wrote in message
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The Air Force doesn't have enough planes to fly Stryker Force around the
world when it needs to go someplace? Since when did the Air Force have
a shortage of planes?



There's NEVER been "enough" Air Force cargo planes. Now, with two conflicts
going (Iraq and Afghanistan) plus normal worldwide committments, I'm not
surprised the airlift community is a little stressed.



Supposedly this Stryker Force is supposed to be anywhere in the world in
96 hours ( I think that was the time quoted ) and that the Air Force
wasn't up to that. The complaints were that their troop transports are
too heavy. Not to mention they had to add 2 tons of anti RPG protection
to each machine causing their weight problems to increase. All the high
tech stuff this Stryker Force has ain't gonna do much good if you can't
get them there. Maybe the Army forgot to talk to the Air Force??