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Sunday, July 23, 2006

Senate committee accepts amendment to save attrition reserve B-52s
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment Thursday that would delay a Pentagon plan to cut the number of B-52s.

The USAF intends to shrink the fleet by retiring the attrition reserve B-52s.

Earlier this week the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee rejected including funding in an appropriations bill for the attrition reserve B-52s.

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