4 USN Carrier Wings to be grounded, 2 others reduced to basic only

Talk about insanity – due to sequestration 4 Carrier Wings are being grounded whilst 2 others are on basic flight duties only.

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2013/03/navy-sequester-4-air-wings-grounded-8-deployments-canned-030313/

These are:

Carrier Air Wing 2, with the Ronald Reagan
Carrier Air Wing 9, with Stennis
Carrier Air Wing 17, with Vinson
Carrier Air Wing 7, with Eisenhower

Flight hours to be reduced to maintenance of proficiency levels only:

Carrier Air Wing 1, with the Theodore Roosevelt
Carrier Air Wing 11, with Nimitz

Also “basic flight training for pilot and flight officer trainees will halt in March.”

This will have a massive impact on readiness for the main teeth in the US arsenal.

Yet pointless programs such as DDX1000 continue. :rolleyes::mad: