AIR FORCE BRIEFING
Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III hold a press conference at the Pentagon, Jan. 11, 2013. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
Air Force Leaders Warn Budget Woes Could Hollow the Force -- Aol Defense
The Air Force's top leaders warn that the "nation's on-going budget gymnastics impose costly consequence on the Air Force and other services" and pleaded with Congress to avoid sequester, which they said would leave a "hollow force" unable to perform its mission.
In a joint appearance before Pentagon reporters Friday, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Gen. Mark Welsh, the Chief of Staff, sketched out the steps they were taking to implement Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's directive to curtail spending in an effort to soften the harsh effect on their operations and programs if sequester hits on March 1. Donley has spent the week building up to this appeal, including by publishing a series of exclusive op-eds in AOL Defense.
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My Comment: When you have a fighter jet program that is over budget and does not perform to promises and expectations (i.e. the F-35 program) .... couple this with America's fiscal and debt crisis .... so yes .... the Air Force is in danger of becoming a hollow force..
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