StratCom chief vows focus on nuclear mission

[unhappycamper]

Gen. Kevin Chilton
Said nuclear problems isolated to Air Force, Navy


StratCom chief vows focus on nuclear mission
By Michael Hoffman - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Oct 1, 2008 6:19:03 EDT

The same week top Air Force generals are meeting to decide how to shore up what a Defense Department report described as an eroding nuclear enterprise, the head of U.S. Strategic Command said it has not lost its focus on the nuclear mission.

Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, head of StratCom since 2007, said nuclear problems have been isolated to the Air Force and Navy, which provide the “organize, train and equip” functions of the nuclear mission.

Chilton told Military Times reporters and editors that he’ll make changes of his own to StratCom to ensure the focus stays on the nuclear mission

The changes will include:

* Inspectors from StratCom’s Inspector General team will accompany nuclear inspections of Air Force and Navy units and report directly to Chilton.


Rest of article at: http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/09/airforce_chilton_nuke_093008/%2e

[itsrobert]

1. The problem with the Air Force and Navy

is that in a lot of cases manning was cut and are being used to back fill the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan as ground troops.