SEN. CONRAD ISSUES STATEMENT ON AIR FORCE PROPOSES MAINTAINING FLEET OF 76 BOMBERS
March 28, 2008
March 28, 2008
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The office of Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., issued the following news release:
Senator Kent Conrad made the following statement today regarding an Air Force proposal to maintain the nation's fleet of B-52 Stratofortress bombers and reverse an earlier Pentagon plan to dramatically reduce America's bomber force.
"Yesterday the head of Air Combat Command confirmed the vital importance of our B-52 fleet. He stated, unequivocally, that . . .
Senator Kent Conrad made the following statement today regarding an Air Force proposal to maintain the nation's fleet of B-52 Stratofortress bombers and reverse an earlier Pentagon plan to dramatically reduce America's bomber force.
"Yesterday the head of Air Combat Command confirmed the vital importance of our B-52 fleet. He stated, unequivocally, that . . .