Thanks for the article Drake.
FREAKING OUTSTANDING!
Panetta did what USAF leadership was too stupid to do. He listened to the troops, in this case two USAF pilots, weighed the evidence and made a fucking decision.
Check out this part of the article....
In what amounts to a rebuke of the Air Force’s handling of the issue, Panetta directed that F-22 flights be limited in distance so pilots can easily make an emergency landing at any given time. He also told the Air Force to speed up its plans to add backup oxygen supplies to the aircraft and to report to him monthly about efforts to pinpoint the cause of the problems.Good news.
“The secretary wants to add his muscle to this,” George Little, the Pentagon press secretary, told reporters. “He takes very seriously the concerns raised by the pilots.” An Air Force spokesman declined to comment on Panetta’s directive.
Now, if only he would fire a general or two....
Sorry about this having nothing to do at all with the given topic, but I think you should see this. It will peak your interest heavily: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/05/indian-ocean-shadow-war/
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Robert Gates loved to fire generals it seemed, he did a few times, glad to see Panetta doing the same.
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