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Military reformers like Sen. Gary Hart would stump for the cruise and President Jimmy Carter would cite its potential in canceling the B-l and arguing against building more aircraft carriers.
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For similar reasons, the Air Force later canceled development of an unmanned decoy plane; the brass saw that it could be converted to a cruise and hurt the chances for the proposed B-l bomber.
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The mission of his platoon was to secure [map location] B-4; after B-4 was secured, his platoon attacked B-l, supported by Company B infantry.
Steel Victory Yeide, Harry 2003
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I hurried down to B-l and found an area marked DIAGNOSTIC TESTING.
Roses are Red Patterson, James, 1947- 2000
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President Reagan's revival of the B-l gained momentum in 1982.
Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990
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President Reagan gave immediate support to the B-l program and gained congressional funding for 100 planes.
Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990
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On 5 June, Secretary of the Air Force Robert C. Seamans, Jr., announced the two winners in the competition to receive the B-l development contracts: North American Rockwell for the airframe and General Electric for the engines.
Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990
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Unlike ALCM-A, the later missile, stretched by 30 percent to achieve a 100 percent increase in range, is too long to fit in B-52 or B-l weapons bays.
Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990
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On 31 January 1983, Secretary of the Air Force Verne Orr announced that Dyess AFB, Texas, would be the home of the first B-l squadron and the combat crew training school.
Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990
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This action, in effect, left the B-l production decision up to Jimmy Carter, who would become president on 20 January 1977.
Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990
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