Pilots walk the flight line at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, wearing the iconic green flight suits, which are slated to be replaced unless a congressional effort to block the development of the new suits succeeds. Lawrence Crespo / Air Force AF, Reservist Lawmaker Clash Over Flight Suit -- Air Force Times
A KC-135 pilot in Congress is facing off against Air Force leadership over whether now is the time to invest $100 million in a new high-tech flight suit.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Reserve captain and first-term Illinois Republican elected last year on a tea party platform to cut spending, has already gotten the House to go along with his push to cancel the $99.4 million, seven-year program.
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My Comment: There are better places to spend money now, but this request will probably be approved.