Posted on Sep 20, 2016
Air Force Unveils Name of Future Stealth Bomber as B-21 'Raider'
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The U.S. Air Force has unveiled the name of the future stealth bomber as the B-21 Raider.
Paying homage to the inspiration for the name, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James handed the mic to World War II veteran Richard E. Cole, the 101-year-old retired lieutenant colonel and the last surviving "Doolittle Raider," to make the announcement on Monday at the Air Force Association's annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, just south of Washington, D.C.
Cole served as co-pilot to Lt. Col. James Doolittle, who led 16 B-25 bombers and 80 crew members from an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific Ocean on a strike to target factory areas and military installations in and around Tokyo on April 18, 1942 -- a successful mission that helped boost morale after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
"I thought it was quite a nice tribute," Cole said after his appearance on stage. "I would feel a lot better about it if all the guys were here, but it's not possible."
@ SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas Capt Christopher MuellerCPT (Join to see)COL Mikel J. BurroughsSgt Joe LaBrancheSSgt (Join to see)Capt Seid WaddellSrA Christopher Wright LTC Stephen F.PO2 Ed C. PO2 Mark Saffell MSG Tom EarleyPVT James Strait Alan K. PO1 William "Chip" NagelSGT John " Mac " McConnellSSG Leo Bell TSgt Melissa Post
Paying homage to the inspiration for the name, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James handed the mic to World War II veteran Richard E. Cole, the 101-year-old retired lieutenant colonel and the last surviving "Doolittle Raider," to make the announcement on Monday at the Air Force Association's annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, just south of Washington, D.C.
Cole served as co-pilot to Lt. Col. James Doolittle, who led 16 B-25 bombers and 80 crew members from an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific Ocean on a strike to target factory areas and military installations in and around Tokyo on April 18, 1942 -- a successful mission that helped boost morale after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
"I thought it was quite a nice tribute," Cole said after his appearance on stage. "I would feel a lot better about it if all the guys were here, but it's not possible."
@ SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas Capt Christopher MuellerCPT (Join to see)COL Mikel J. BurroughsSgt Joe LaBrancheSSgt (Join to see)Capt Seid WaddellSrA Christopher Wright LTC Stephen F.PO2 Ed C. PO2 Mark Saffell MSG Tom EarleyPVT James Strait Alan K. PO1 William "Chip" NagelSGT John " Mac " McConnellSSG Leo Bell TSgt Melissa Post
Air Force Unveils Name of Future Stealth Bomber as B-21 'Raider'
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Do we really need another bomber that we'll use a handful of times? Is the B2 so out-dated that it needs to be replaced? Does it not do the job as it is?
I feel like this new bomber is another example of wasted taxpayer dollars.
I feel like this new bomber is another example of wasted taxpayer dollars.
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski
So am I and I'm sure that we will have to do a wait and see on this program MAJ Bryan Zeski
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MAJ Bryan Zeski
SP5 Mark Kuzinski - Wait and see isn't a great plan when we're spending billions or trillions on something. I'd hope that there is something out there that has that info available.
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MAJ Bryan Zeski
SP5 Mark Kuzinski - At $600,000,000 EACH, I think we can find better things to spend some of that money on - If we bought 99 bombers instead of the "minimum" of 100, we could fund 15,000 full-ride four-year scholarships for kids in the United States.
Our military is already far and away better than the next guy - and we spend more than twice of what the next guy does already.
We aren't even in the TOP 10 in education around the world - I bet 15,000 scholarships for qualified students in the country might help close that gap. Imagine the things we could achieve if we refocused just a little bit on education rather than warfighting.
We are spending the treasures of the nation on war rather than on our future. That will ensure that war IS the future. We're on the wrong road.
Our military is already far and away better than the next guy - and we spend more than twice of what the next guy does already.
We aren't even in the TOP 10 in education around the world - I bet 15,000 scholarships for qualified students in the country might help close that gap. Imagine the things we could achieve if we refocused just a little bit on education rather than warfighting.
We are spending the treasures of the nation on war rather than on our future. That will ensure that war IS the future. We're on the wrong road.
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski
MAJ Bryan Zeski - The wait and see is for us - they know and nothing has come out as far as what this new aircraft can do.
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Thanks for letting us know SP5 Mark Kuzinski. The B-21 Raider name reminds of the names of WWII aircraft the B-17 Flying Fortress. B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell, and the B-26 Marauder.
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