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Article: High mission capable rates for B-1B are obtainable - Loh. (B-1B bomber, Air Force's Air Combat Command commander Gen. Mike Loh)
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- Defense Daily
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- February 1, 1995
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Although the B-1B bomber has traditionally suffered from sub-par mission capable rates (MCR), the positive results from recent testing indicates the fleet could reach target percentages with minimal additional funding, the Air Force's bomber chief said yesterday.
Before the 28th bomber wing at Ellsworth AFB completed the congressionally-mandated Operational Readiness Assessment (ORA), MCRs for the 62 available B-1Bs stood at only 55 percent, far below the 75 percent standard set for "mature bombers," said Gen. Mike Loh, commander of the Air Force's Air Combat Command. Since the test, in which the 28th wing achieved an 84.3 percent MCR, rates for the entire fleet of ...