AFGSC commander: B-1 return to flight 'a slow and steady process'

By Sara Sirota / April 17, 2019 at 1:23 PM
The Air Force's chief of Global Strike Command yesterday approved a plan to inspect the B-1B Lancer aircraft, following a stand down last month. AFGSC Commander Timothy Ray spoke about the inspections at a defense writers group roundtable today, saying "this is going to be a slow and steady process." He noted that every aircraft must be inspected. "I didn't like what I saw with some of the drogue chute configurations," he explained. "My immediate concern was with the safety...

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