“Combat Air Forces units from multiple commands began flying again today after many stopped flying in April of this year due to sequestration.”
— An Air Force statement saying that recent reallocation of funds by Congress will permit warplanes to resume training. "Since April we've been in a precipitous decline with regard to combat readiness," says General Mike Hostage, the service's top war-fighter. "Returning to flying is an important first step, but what we have ahead of us is a measured climb to recovery."
