Pentagon Has Cut Three From This Year's Production
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called for a production run
of only eight C-27J Spartan Joint Cargo Aircraft in the coming
fiscal year, down from an original plan for 11 of the planes.
The announcement has caused National Guard Units across the country
to call for more of the planes to be built.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at the Utah Test and Training
Range around 2225 Monday, and Hill Air Force Base emergency
responders are conducting a search for the pilot.
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