On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 10:59:55 -0400, "George Z. Bush"
wrote:

Peter Stickney wrote:
In article ,
"George Z. Bush" writes:

"Ace" wrote in message
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On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 14:10:39 +0100,
wrote:

Why didn't GWB join the U.S. Air Force ?

He did join the US Air Force.

The Texas Air National Guard is NOT the U. S. Air Force.

They'd better go repaint those airplanes, then.
And change the uniforms.

No need. The governors all have permission. Anyway, the aircraft are all
clearly marked with the names of the states that own them when they're not
federalized. Don't take my word for it.....just go out to an ANG base and see
for yourself.

George Z.


And, if you find an air defense alert barn with Eagles or Vipers
lurking therein, you might want to ask the guard at the gate who has
launch authority for those ANG jets, the governor? And, if the unit
has been deployed recently, as virtually all ANG and AFRES flying
units have, you might want to ask what sort of missions the governor
was ordering them to fly.

You'll find out that ANG flying units are a component of the USAF and
that they are under the operational command and control of the USAF.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8