Political correctness, social experimentation, lack of leadership, decreased force structure, ill defined missions, rapidly aging equipment, poor funding, minimum proficiency flying, diminishing sense of honor and tradition, - it's no longer the AF that I remember.

When I was a SAC B-52 EWO (before UPT) our new wing commander had a standup commanders call in the hanger (not the theater) . He reminded us of the SAC motto "Peace is Our Profession" and then said that's BS. Your job is to go out and bomb the living crap of the enemy and you better be ready when you are called.

The focus is no longer on "fighting."