{"id":1340988,"date":"2022-02-25T08:04:44","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T13:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1340988"},"modified":"2022-02-25T08:08:16","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T13:08:16","slug":"amid-focus-on-woke-politics-americas-military-aircraft-readiness-has-plunged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-focus-on-woke-politics-americas-military-aircraft-readiness-has-plunged\/","title":{"rendered":"Amid Focus on Woke Politics, America\u2019s Military Aircraft Readiness Has Plunged"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famid-focus-on-woke-politics-americas-military-aircraft-readiness-has-plunged%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1340988&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"code-block code-block-8\">\n<p><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. Air Force\u2019s capability has sunk to 70 percent, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontpagemag.com\/fpm\/2022\/02\/air-force-went-woke-its-planes-wont-fly-daniel-greenfield\/\">reports<\/a> from Frontpage. Only 7 out of 10 planes were mission-capable in 2021. At present, none of the planes required to countering any significant aerial attack or engagement from the Chinese Communist Party or others are more than 70 percent capable.<\/p>\n<p>Mission-capable or \u201creadiness\u201d rates are defined as the percentage of time an aircraft can fly and execute at least one mission, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/us-military-aircraft-readiness-rates\/\">reports<\/a> citing the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Under President Donald Trump\u2019s administration, former Secretary of Defense James Mattis ordered that many Navy and Air Force fighter jets achieve a minimum mission capable rate of 80 percent.<\/p>\n<p>At present, reports suggest that 5-35As, the fifth generation fighters essential to any counterattack mission capability, dropped from 76 percent to 68.8 percent. F-15Es are down from 69 percent to 66 percent. 5-15C are below 70 percent and expected to drop even further, similarly to the C-130 Hercules, dubbed the \u201cbackbone\u201d of the U.S. Air Force operations. CV-22 Osprey readiness has fallen to 50 percent, and the B-1 Lancer is now at 40 percent.<\/p>\n<p>One of the oldest aircrafts, the UH-1N Huey, was the only one that met mission-capable goals, but the aircrafts are more than 60 years old. Despite the Air Force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/2079489\/dod-releases-fiscal-year-2021-budget-proposal\/\">spending<\/a> $56.9 billion in investments on aircrafts in 2021, they are still dependent on outdated machines, many of which are more than 50 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the Trump administration, the U.S. military <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2020\/05\/07\/the-air-force-bails-on-mattis-era-fighter-jet-readiness-goal\/\">dropped<\/a> the expectations set by the Commander in Chief. Defending this decision, an official from the Office of the Secretary of Defense reportedly told the GAO that the U.S. military had decided to move away from narrow goals for specific aircraft and was instead exploring \u201ca more holistic view of readiness.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/GETTR_GetOnGettr_DM_V02_A5.jpg\" alt=\"Get On Gettr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" \/>  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/2022\/02\/21\/pfizer-partnered-with-arm-of-chinas-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"ue108f5c508fc0a741caf14648326ff2e\"><\/p>\n<style scoped> .ue108f5c508fc0a741caf14648326ff2e { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#eaeaea; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #34495E!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); text-decoration:none; } .ue108f5c508fc0a741caf14648326ff2e:active, .ue108f5c508fc0a741caf14648326ff2e:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .ue108f5c508fc0a741caf14648326ff2e { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 0.95; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .ue108f5c508fc0a741caf14648326ff2e .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#C0392B; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .ue108f5c508fc0a741caf14648326ff2e .postTitle { color:#000000; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .ue108f5c508fc0a741caf14648326ff2e:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style>\n<div><span class=\"ctaText\">MUST READ:<\/span>\u00a0 <span class=\"postTitle\">Pfizer Partnered With Wuhan-Linked Chinese Company Supplying &#8216;Military Combat&#8217; Efforts.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Chief of Staff Charles Brown and Chief of Space Operation John Raymond suggested that the U.S. Air Force \u201cshould be a balance between mission readiness and ensuring people\u2019s voices are heard,\u201d when asked about U.S. Air Force focus on racism instead of readiness. Under Brown\u2019s leadership, the U.S. Air Force has\u00a0focused on mitigating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontpagemag.com\/fpm\/2022\/02\/air-force-went-woke-its-planes-wont-fly-daniel-greenfield\/\">unconscious bias<\/a>, perceived racism, and expanding the diversity of the U.S. Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>While Biden boasted about the largest deployment of stealth fighters in 2021, their actual readiness is around 50 percent. Brown claimed that the F-22\u2019s mission capable rates achieved a high of 68 percent in April 2019, but subsequently dropped that year to 51 percent.<\/p>\n<p>China has spent the last year comprehensively developing their air force using <a href=\"https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/2021\/09\/20\/nih-funded-over-250-studies-authored-by-chinese-military\/\">stolen technology and American-funded research<\/a>. Many U.S. companies, including <a href=\"https:\/\/thenationalpulse.com\/2022\/02\/21\/pfizer-partnered-with-arm-of-chinas-military\/\">Pfizer, have partnered with military-linked Chinese organizations<\/a> and military universities to further their research and development.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/app.memberful.com\/join\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG-20211111-WA0000.jpg\" alt=\"Fund Real News\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Air Force\u2019s capability has sunk to 70 percent, according to reports from Frontpage. Only 7 out of 10 planes were mission-capable in 2021. 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