A New Flight Suit For The Air Force (Maybe)

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.