Air Force fires 2 over tanker mix-up

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unhappycamper summary of this article: Just another military fuck up. :(





A KC-135 refueling tanker.


Air Force fires 2 over tanker mix-up
By Scott Fontaine - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Nov 24, 2010 11:22:31 EST

The mistake was the latest twist in a decadelong race to select a contractor for the Air Force’s 179-plane contract designed to replace the KC-135 fleet. Earlier bids for the $35 billion program have pitted the two companies against each other but have been sidelined by contractor disputes, Air Force errors and criminal cases.