I have significant concerns about reducing the 188th Fighter Wing's capabilities, and will fight tooth and nail against attempts to reduce its personnel or take away aircraft.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
So we have a group within the office that is devoted to support for the war fighter. That's, of necessity, an operational and tactical level of concern.
When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm, I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter. And that's when we did it. I think we did it.
Sure, you would lose more bombers without fighters, but, flying in formation, you could get the job done.
Every fighter wants to... take the least amount of damage possible.
The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.
I've always wanted to be a fighter pilot. But I don't want to kill people. I'd hate to.
I'm quite scared of flying, and especially helicopters, I don't like them at all.
I'm a fighter by nature and nothing will ever change that.
It is well to fetter the wings of our fancy and restrain its flights.
Our nation will have 50 percent less ability to do whatever our bidding is because the joint strike fighter program was canceled. There is nothing that is going to be a replacement besides the Joint Strike Fighter.