Military using duct tape for repairs while tRump takes its money for his wall

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Drone operators are being forced to train in an unclassified facility while Trump drains millions from the military to build his wall.

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) told Trump's nominee for secretary of the Air Force that while Trump is diverting military resources to build his wall, trainees are using duct tape to patch holes in the walls at their facility.

The exchange occurred on Thursday during a confirmation hearing in the Senate Armed Services Committee for Barbara M. Barrett. Trump's nominee to serve as secretary of the Army, Ryan D. McCarthy, also testified.

Heinrich noted that Trump's proposal would cut $85 million from the training facility at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico, "a new building that is desperately needed to effectively train all of our MQ-9 operators."

The MQ-9 is a military drone that has been used in combat in Afghanistan.
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"I think we can do better than that," Heinrich said, noting that because of the conditions of the facilities, the MQ-9 operators are being "forced to train in an unclassified, unsecure environment." - Shareblue

Thanks to republicans are armed service personnel have to train at places where their training craft may be compromised.

What a fucking great idea, republicans!!!

[raging moderate]

1. That happened at some rural Illinois schools where I worked.

I was an itinerant public-school speech/language pathologist for many years, traveling around to treat children in different rural schools. Many of them were patching walls with duct tape and using similar cost-saving measures. The custodians in those schools were among the unsung heroes of their communities.

When we start doing this to our military, however, we are compromising our national security.

[former9thward]

2. The article makes no sense.

How is the use of duct tape related to a facility being "unclassified, unsecured environment"? If they used something else would that make it classified? How?

[keithbvadu2]

3. If Mexico would only pay their fair share of 100% as Trump and the GOP promised...