Strike Eagle Pressure

摘要

For one of the busiest wings in the Air Force, meeting growing requirements with fewer airplanes and less money has become a fact of life. A chronic demand to "do more with less" has consequences, however, and as the possible reinstatement of sequester looms over the Air Force budget, readiness is suffering. The 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., is the biggest F-15E Strike Eagle wing in the world and is in many ways representative of any large unit flying legacy fighters today.