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2015-03-28 Home Front: WoT

Twenty percent of USMC aircraft are grounded

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Posted by Pappy 2015-03-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Thanks, Obama!

Posted by Raj 2015-03-28 00:40|| 2015-03-28 00:40|| Front Page Top

#2 US-LED ANTI-US OWG GLOBALISM + BUDGET, ECON WOES + "QUANTITAIVE EASING/QE" = iff a KSA-vs-Iran = China-vs-Japan War ever broke out, THE USMC + USDOD IN GENERAL WILL BE FIGHTING UNDER CONSTRAINTS OF SERIOUS TO NEAR-CATASTROPHIC MATERIEL + MANPOWER, ETC. NATIONAL SHORTAGES AND WARFIGHTING DEFICIENCIES.

A "1-1-1/2" REGIONAL WAR [Police Actions], NO LONGER A "2-2-1/2" OCEAN WAR.

It won't be your Father's, Grandfather's, or Great-Father's War = Program of Limited-vs-Full National Mobilization - DEM BE THE GOOD OLE' DAYS.

As Globalist Amerika PCorrectly self-retreats around the World, lucky iff the USDOD even has a "1/2" in their MilPlanning.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2015-03-28 01:32|| 2015-03-28 01:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Hopefully there is a 20 percent corresponding reduction in notoriously high USMC aviation accident reporting.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-03-28 07:52|| 2015-03-28 07:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Probably not. Accidents increase with a decrease in aviator flying time. It gets worse when one engages in maneuvers like nap-of-the-earth close air support.

Posted by Pappy 2015-03-28 08:50|| 2015-03-28 08:50|| Front Page Top

#5 Fewer planes, fewer flying hour opportunities and reduced training. Makes sense.

Posted by Besoeker 2015-03-28 08:55|| 2015-03-28 08:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Another bambi/carter parallel: saw much the same when peanut boy was prez. What isn't mentioned is that OPTEMPO doesn't go down so the maintainers are cannibilizing the down birds to make the flight schedule.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2015-03-28 10:07|| 2015-03-28 10:07|| Front Page Top

#7 Also 'contract' hours get cut back as you've moved more and more uniform duties/functions to contractors like maintenance and PLL management.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-03-28 10:14|| 2015-03-28 10:14|| Front Page Top

#8 If the US was invaded by someone, I honestly believe Tyrant Obama would order the military not to fight.

Posted by Silentbrick 2015-03-28 10:22|| 2015-03-28 10:22|| Front Page Top

#9 Accidents will increase when the aircraft start to filter back. Front line pilots will be ok but the ones that are staff pilots will need to get back up tactically. This will raise the risk level in training flights. Second point is the aircraft that are flying right now are accelerating toward overhaul at a faster pace. I'm sure they are consuming twice the maintenance efforts to keep them up as well.

Posted by 49 Pan 2015-03-28 12:35|| 2015-03-28 12:35|| Front Page Top

#10 @#8: If?

Posted by Hupineger Glomomp52169 2015-03-28 13:53|| 2015-03-28 13:53|| Front Page Top

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