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THE AGING OF THE U.S. AIR FORCE

Off we go into the wild blue yonder, Climbing high into the sun; Here they come zooming to meet our thunder, At 'em boys, Give 'er the gun! Down we dive, spouting our flame from under, Off with one heckuva roar! We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey! Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force! Recent news reports reveal the disturbing fact that our U.S. Air Force has lost much of its “thunder” in recent months and is, according to some military experts, not even able to carry on its missions due to our current defense budget cuts which have left the Air Force short on parts and manpower. As far back as November of 2012, Greg Baker, writer for the Associated Press, put it this way. “For decades, the U.S. Air Force has grown accustomed to such superlatives as unrivaled and unbeatable. These days, some of its key combat aircraft are being described with terms like geriatric, or decrepit.” Jennifer Griffin, a Fox News Correspondent, visited the B-1 Bomber squadron a