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Johnyawl

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2. They're being scrapped because if cuts to the Defense Budget...

Reply to Scuba (Original post)

Wed Nov 27, 2013, 09:49 AM

Nov 2013

...The military has to prioritize, and I'm sure the USAF decided to cut these planes (whose capabilities are STOL on unimproved runways) because we're winding down in Afghanistan and they're not needed.

According to Wikipedia the USAF is trying to get the USCG and the Forest Service to take them.

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The Boneyard [View all] Scuba Nov 2013 OP

Built in Italy, too. Octafish Nov 2013 #1

They're being scrapped because if cuts to the Defense Budget... Johnyawl Nov 2013 #2

Are you arguing that they're not wasteful? Scuba Nov 2013 #3

Building them may have been waistful, scrapping them is discrasefull............... wandy Nov 2013 #5

I know, I know....... DeSwiss Nov 2013 #4

They are not scrapped hack89 Nov 2013 #6

Do you know if they paid to take them or was it a giveaway? kmlisle Nov 2013 #7

SOCOM is DoD so it was a intra-agency transfer at no cost. hack89 Nov 2013 #15

No, they are not scrapped- James48 Nov 2013 #8

The Army just released an RFP for new $1.8 million dollar armored vehicles. unhappycamper Nov 2013 #9

well taken and well made but the planes are not being 'scraped' .. padruig Nov 2013 #10

Perhaps "idle and unnecessary" would be more appropriate, but I didn't make the graphic. Scuba Nov 2013 #11

The Iron Triangle packman Nov 2013 #12

Workers also teach, provide healthcare, plow snow and fight fires. The argument that .... Scuba Nov 2013 #13

Amen- packman Nov 2013 #16

Nice catch, scuba! avaistheone1 Nov 2013 #14