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Originally Posted by Zulu29
Right, but we wouldn’t need a ride from the Brits if we had functioning planes which is the point of the article.
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Nah, that's not the issue either. Hitching a ride with the Brits is a non event. They hop on our planes too. Having two jets down for repairs/maintenance isn't uncommon
Only take away here is maybe we need to buy a few more transport planes after converting two of the Polaris' into tankers. All the C-17's must be configured/used for Cargo missions right now I guess. But it's not an issue of not having functioning planes, just a sign that maybe we need a few more
Edit: Similar to when we needed to lease a an-124 for the Haiti mission which led to us buying a few Globemasters.