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Combat Aircraft Monthly meldet auf der Facebook Seite, dass aufgrund von Budge Änderungen der Flugbetrieb inklusive der Thunderbirds bei der USAF wieder vollständig/zum Großteil (imho geht das nicht eindeutig hervor) aufgenommen wird.
Quelle: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Combat-Aircraft-Magazine/140704179286241?ref=stream&hc_location=streamThe U.S. Air Force said many of its combat air forces would start flying again on Monday after being grounded since April because of budget cuts.
The grounding affected about one-third of active-duty combat aircraft, including squadrons of fighters, bombers, and airborne warning and control craft.
Officials at Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia said planes in the U.S., Europe and the Pacific would become airborne again starting Monday. The popular Thunderbirds demonstration team will also start flying again.
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The Defense Department received authority from Congress to shift about $7.5 billion from lower priority accounts to more vital operations. The Air Force said the restored flying hours represent about $208 million of that allocation authorized by Congress.