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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="Damian&quot;Grünherz&quot; K." data-source="post: 1342209" data-attributes="member: 3571">No todo es color de rosa en USA....El titulo lo dice todo:La Fuerza Aérea de los EE.UU. tal como la conocemos ya no existe: a partir de hoy, 17 unidades de combate quedan en tierra.<a href="http://theaviationist.com/2013/04/09/usaf-sequestration-groundings/">The U.S. Air Force as you know it no longer exists: beginning today, 17 combat units grounded</a>According to internal documents obtained by<a href="http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20130408/NEWS/304080035/Reduced-flying-hours-forces-grounding-17-USAF-combat-air-squadrons"> Air Force Times</a>, beginning on Apr. 9, 2013, the U.S. Air Force will begin grounding front line combat units as a consequence of sequestration and the need to deal with budget cuts.Seventeen squadrons belonging to the various U.S. Air Force commands are going to be affected by the stand down order.The grounding is aimed to save the 44,000 flying hours (worth 591 million USD) through September.The funded 241,496 flying hours will be distributed to those squadrons that will remain combat ready or are expected to keep a reduced readiness level called “basic mission capable” until the end of the Fiscal Year 2013.Whilst some squadron will be immediately grounded, others will be forced down as soon as they come back from their overseas deployment. Among them, the 94th Fighter Squadron from Langley, whose F-22 Raptor stealth fighters currently deployed to Kadena, Okinawa and <a href="http://theaviationist.com/2013/03/31/raptor-korea/">Osan airbase</a> amid <a href="http://theaviationist.com/2013/04/03/thaad-north-korea/">Korean Peninsula crisis</a>, or 354th Fighter Squadron, 12 A-10C of which are currently returning to Davis Monthan after being deployed to Afghanistan.Other grounded units include the <a href="http://theaviationist.com/2011/06/17/thunderbirds-opposing-solos-perfect-symmetry-its-also-a-matter-of-observers-point-of-view/">Thunderbirds demo team</a>, 555th Fighter Squadron from Aviano airbase, Italy; 77th Fighter Squadron from Shaw AFB, South Carolina; 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons from RAF Lakenheath, UK; 18th Aggressor Squadron from Eielson AFB, Alaska; <a href="http://theaviationist.com/2013/03/25/b-52-targeting/">B-52</a> squadrons belonging to the 2nd Bomb Wing from Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and 5th Bomb Wing from Minot AFB, North Dakota; as well as <a href="http://theaviationist.com/2013/04/06/mysterious-deployment/">B-1 squadrons</a> from both 2nd and 7th Bomb Wing from Dyess AFB, Texas.Anyway, here’s the detailed list of involved squadrons by airframes prepared by Air Force Times.F-2294th Fighter Squadron — Grounded April 927th Fighter Squadron — Basic mission capable through September3rd Fighter Wing — Two squadrons combat mission ready through September15th Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through September49th Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through SeptemberF-15 C/D67th Fighter Squadron — Basic mission capable through September44th Fighter Squadron — Basic mission capable through July, then Combat mission ready through September48th Fighter Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through SeptemberF-15E336th Fighter Squadron — Grounded April 9335th Fighter Squadron — Combat mission ready through September48th Fighter Wing — Two squadrons stand down April 9391st Fighter Squadron — Stands down April 9F-16 C/D8th Fighter Wing — Two squadrons combat mission ready through September77th Fighter Squadron — Stands down April 955th Fighter Squadron — Combat mission ready through September79th Fighter Squadron — Basic mission capable through July, then combat mission ready through September555th Fighter Squadron — Stands down April 9510th Fighter Squadron — Combat mission ready through September13th Fighter Squadron — Combat mission ready through September14th Fighter Squadron — Basic mission capable through September51st Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through September57th Wing — One squadron (Thunderbirds) stands down April 9158th Fighter Wing — One squadron stands down April 9169th Fighter Wing — One squadron stands down April 9187th Fighter Wing — One squadron stands down April 9354th Fighter Wing — One squadron stands down April 94th Fighter Squadron — Basic mission capable until redeployment421st Fighter Squadron — Basic mission capable through SeptemberA-10C75th Fighter Squadron — Basic mission capable through July, then combat mission ready through September51st Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through September52nd Fighter Wing — Closing442nd Fighter Wing — One squadron stands down April 9917th Wing — One squadron stands down April 9HH-60G18th Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through September48th Fighter Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through SeptemberB-1B7th Bomb Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through September2nd Bomb Wing — Two squadrons stand down April 9B-2509th Bomb Wing — Two squadrons combat mission ready through SeptemberB-522nd Bomb Wing — One squadron stand down April 95th Bomb Wing — Two combat squadrons combat mission ready through SeptemberE-3B/C/G2nd Bomb Wing — Basic mission capable through September18th Wing — One squadron basic mission capable through September552nd Air Control Wing — One squadron basic mission capable through SeptemberSE-4B55th Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through SeptemberEC-130H55 Electronic Combat Group — One squadron combat mission ready through SeptemberOC-135B55th Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through SeptemberRC-135S55th Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through SeptemberRC-135U55th Wing — One squadron combat mission ready through SeptemberRC-135V/W55th Wing — One squadron basic mission capable through SeptemberTC-135W55th Wing (training) — One squadron basic mission capable through SeptemberWC-135C/W55th Wing. — One squadron combat mission ready through SeptemberSaludos!!Link: <a href="http://theaviationist.com/2013/04/09/usaf-sequestration-groundings/?fb_source=pubv1#.UWQZMcr4YYo">http://theaviationist.com/2013/04/09/usaf-sequestration-groundings/?fb_source=pubv1#.UWQZMcr4YYo</a></blockquote>

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