That is the advice given by former Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne, reports the Washington Times. Asked for his opinion on the current debate surrounding the phantom F-22 study, Wynne wrote in an e-mail: “Why [has] no analytical support been made available to support the lower number of aircraft? Because there never was any.” The e-mail response also said, “The analyses were result-driven and false.” And, it added that Gen. John Corley, who last month responded to a direct inquiry from a Senator that the requirement for F-22s had not changed, “is a war-fighting general and his voice is the one to trust.”
The Air Force displayed all the firepower it has amassed on Okinawa in an unusually diverse show of force this week. IIn a May 6 “Elephant Walk,” Kadena Air Base showcased 24 F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, eight F-15E Strike Eagles; two U.S. Army Patriot anti-missile batteries near the runway; and…