Funding crisis strikes USAF: Squadrons grounded · Exercises cancelled ·Training cut back

摘要

THE FUNDING CRISIS that has hit the US military showed no signs of being resolved as we went to press. The US Department of Defense (DoD) has suffered a $41-billion cut in its FY2013 funding due to automatic 'Sequestration' imposed by the US Congress, leading to drastic measures. The US Air Force has been pressured into unprecedented force stand-downs, grounding nearly a third of its combat aircraft fleet, while the US Navy has moved to reduce two carrier air wings to minimal readiness levels.