Lawmakers Slam B-52 Retirement Plan
Published: Sat Mar 4th, 2006Source: www.military.com
The chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee this week expressed dismay over the Air Force's proposed plan to retire nearly half of its venerable B-52 bomber fleet, saying such action could leave the service hamstrung to carry out long-range strike missions. Reps. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) and Ike Skelton (D-MO) also chided Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley and service Secretary Michael Wynne for the service’s progress on a new long-range strike platform, which likely will not be ready for at least another decade.
“The problem with deep strike is we’ve got darn few of any systems,” Hunter said during a March 1 committee hearing.
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