Sorry, but USAF's crying is falling on deaf ears here. They've always hade precedence with DOD budgets, and right now, Army and the Marines need the money and resources far more.
Granted, the other services are short... but blame who ever is arbitrarily and artificially constraining total defense spending (ignoring the needs created by the destructive "defense holiday" that preceded this Administration)...even as it shrinks and shrinks as part of our GNP.