On 2/23/04 6:04 AM, in article ,
"R. David Steele" wrote:


|I really cant go much further than what I said, but look at the B1B.
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|I can paraphrase Aviation Week - The procurement #s of Raptors have been
|lowered drastically not because of budget constraints, but the F35 will be
|replacing them as soon as they are available.
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|I do agree with you on the AF ANG and Reserves flying very new and up to
|date platforms unlike the days of old.
The problem is that the ANG is having problems getting aircraft.
the USAF has taken many aircraft away from them. In fact many
states are now looking for missions.

I am wondering if it is just a matter of time before the Air
Guard is merged into the USAFR. Of course I am mostly hearing
the bitching from Air Guard officers, so this could be one sided.


That'd be a bad move fiscally for the USAF considering that the ANG's get
money from both the states and the USAF. Subsidy is good.