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Buffpilot,
Actually I think our two 'causes' are probably hand in glove. I also suspect there are quite a few reasons we may never know about, that also created the AEF-specific construct as a response to the mismatch between force size and defense needs. What you wrote makes perfect sense given the behaviors of the Navy at that time (still?) and how the Navy traditionally responds to the threat of change and/or downsizing.
My conclusions were based largely on Gen Fogelman's public testamonies (such as referenced in one of the links above), the events as I experienced them at the time supporting long range strike programs that were (as always) fighting the Fighter Mafiosi for dollars, and on inputs from recently (at that time) retired general officers my company hired as 'consultants' that I worked with shortly thereafter. I now add your observations to that mental picture to make it even more complete. Thanks!
BTW, Know anybody who was in the Strat Systems CTF at AFFTC between 1985-95?
Feb 15, 2007, 9:59:00 PM
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