[Secret Agent Man]

Planned negligence. Its deliberate.

[jdt1138]

Someone needs more money from the US Taxpayer and is willing to write a press release to get it.

[ClearCase_guy]

Pentagon “has not identified a specific entity assigned with responsibilities for overseeing the sustainment of MDS."

Are there no Technical Orders?
Is there no Sustainment contract?

[McGruff]

a rising China makes massive investments in its own military and appears intent on developing capabilities that could strike the U.S. or its partners.

What about the elephant in the room?

[joma89]

The slow rot of the US continues.

[packagingguy]

Could this just be disinformation so China and Russia would think we aren’t prepared?

That’s what I would do if I were tasked with giving out statements to the public.

I hope I’m not wrong.

[MileHi]

Aren’t base commanders responsible for readiness of their commands?

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I know, I know, let’s get some Chinese companies in there to do the maintenance. I hear they are aggressive bidders for the work.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I know, I know, let’s get some Chinese companies in there to do the maintenance. I hear they are aggressive bidders for the work.

[G Larry]

Dust off the SAC policies.

V.A.F.B., CA never had a problem dealing with salt air environment for all of the missile systems they've hosted over the decades.

[NWFree]

Maybe they should be looking for corruption instead of corrosion

[McGruff]

More here:

No Air Conditioning, Parts Stashed in Tents: Report Dings US Missile Defense

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/21/ukraine-war-shines-light-problems-us-missile-defense-systems.html

[Iron Munro]

WHOA !!!

I was concerned at first - I thought perhaps someone at a missile site had been misgendered or used a non-preferred pronoun.

But it’s just about shoddy maintenance of critical defense missile systems so no big deal.

/s

[BobL]

“Watchdog finds corrosion, upkeep woes at key U.S. missile defense sites”

Take that, Putin!!!! Our rust-buckets are ready for World War 3, so there!

[FreedomPoster]

We have plenty of money to buy stuff for Ukraine, though! Woo-hoo!

[DariusBane]

Why the huge defense budget?

[Bonemaker]

We are so hosed.

[Blood of Tyrants]

“Compounding the problem, the congressional watchdog agency said, was that it was unclear who was in charge of making things right. “

Wouldn’t that be the person in charge of the installation?

[Vaduz]

Unclear who was in charge of making things right.

Nope it’s very clear who is in charge that’s the problem.

The communism creep still alive and advancing.