[JRandomFreeper]

Office of the President should have CAP. No-one that was president was at Tampa. It's a lawful and correct thing.

Not that I'd enjoy serving in that capacity with the current resident, but fighter pilots like burning holes in the sky.

/johnny

[Einherjar]

photo of empty jet fighter cockpit in 3——2

[Logical me]

Office of the President should have CAP. No-one that was president was at Tampa.

Did anyone see the First Lady in a booth at the GOP convention. I sure as hell did. And I might add that the Secret Service is required to protect Romney just as much as the President.

[Nip]

There is only one problem with “burning holes in the sky” missions. They also burn up airframe and engine hours.

After September 11, 2001 the USAF instituted a CONUS mission called NOBLE EAGLE - selected CAP over the states. While a nice PR effort it also used up just about all of the available airframe and engine hours for the F-16 fleet.

Good PR - Yes.

Effective use of assets - Questionable.

Expensive - Got that right!