"Dave Holford" wrote in message
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ArtKramr wrote:

How about we fix it so that in case of national emergency the guard goes
FIRST
before the regular troops. Great idea huh? Think we would still get
everyone
flocking to the National Guard in that case? I know Bush would have
been first
in line to join up.. Right?

Arthur Kramer



Well Art, If we need to get bombers there fast I guess the Guard will
have to be first, since as far as I know, they are the folks who fly the
B1B.

Actually, that is not correct. The Guard *had* two B-1B outfits (Kansas and
Georgia ANG units, accounting for only a small portion of the total Bone
force), but they lost them a year or two back when the Bone force was cut
back and they retired the earliest production aircraft. One of those units
(from the GAANG) has instead become a "blended wing", with both AC and NG
personnel, and flies the E-8 JSTARS (another early deployer). The only RC
bomb unit still flying is a USAFR B-52 squadron.

Brooks



Dave