In a powerful segment reported by John McWethy, the U.S. Air Force was revealed to be in a tailspin from which it will recover, if at all, only with considerable difficulty and enormous additional resources over a protracted period of time. What should now be clear to the American people is that the last thing the Air Force needs at this juncture is a highly controversial, if not incapacitated , Secretary of the Air Force, which would clearly be the case if Daryl Jones were to be confirmed for that position of trust and leadership. Weapons are aging.
Aircraft sit idle for lack of spare parts.
Long tours of duty in the Persian Gulf are killing morale and wearing out equipment. But the numbers do not begin to describe the depth of the problem or the frustration it is creating on the flight line. The jet's not flying, sitting on the ground. The pilot's not getting his training. It's my opinion readiness stinks .