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Peoples kids to get theirs destroyed. three fourths of the department of defense budget is for hardware, bureaucracy and contractors. if we need to cut something, the last thing we ought to cut is the pay and benefits for the uniformed personnel who are getting shot at. cut the desk jockeys. cut the lucrative contracts that make pals of the politicians rich. even cut the payouts to able bodied people who take a government check but have never offered anything back in return. if we have to give t...

Peoples k to get theirs destroyed. three fourths of the department of defense budget is for hardware, bureaucracy and contractors. if we need to cut something, the last thing we ought to cut is the pay and benefits for the uniformed personnel who are getting shot at. cut the desk jockeys. cut the lucrative contracts that make pals of the politicians rich. even cut the payouts to able bodied people who take a government check but have never offered anything back in return. if we have to give them...

Peoples kids to get theirs destroyed. three fourths of the department of defense budget is for hardware, bureaucracy and contractors. if we need to cut something, the last thing we ought to cut is the pay and benefits for the uniformed personnel who are getting shot at. cut the desk jockeys. cut the lucrative contracts that make pals of the politicians rich. even cut the payouts to able bodied people who take a government check but have never offered anything back in return. if we have to give t...

Which is the worlds best attack war plane. we show up when americans are on the ground and under fire and we he deliver firepower so they can live to fight another day and get home to their families. >> and that is single see the aircraft. up there as a fighter pilot alone just as the men are, right? >> exactly. 325 hours in combat and i had the privilege to be the first woman to command a fighter squadron in ca combat in u.s. history. i commanded my squadron in a very difficult time. >> we will...

Which is the worlds best attack war plane. we show up when americans are on the ground and under fire and we he deliver firepower so they can live to fight another day and get home to their families. >> and that is single see the aircraft. up there as a fighter pilot alone just as the men are, right? >> exactly. 325 hours in combat and i had the privilege to be the first woman to command a fighter squadron in ca combat in u.s. history. i commanded my squadron in a very difficult time. >> we will...

Privilege to be the first woman to fly a fighter in combat and command a fighter squadron in combat. oath of office member of congress is the same as a military officer. i consider this a call to duty. next assignment to serve my country. got a heart of service. got some serious issues in our country right now. we have got a vacuum of leadership. so i felt very convicted and called to step up and serve in this new way. >> there is one female veteran serving in congress. sandy adams is from flori...

Safety. we are told they are both okay. one was taken to a hospital i dont know about the other. two apartment complexes are on fire. we got navy commander phil rosie on the phone. im told you are getting updates from people on the scene here. what do we know? >> well, megyn, good afternoon, and thanks. we do have some updates, again not more than what you have -- youve already talked to, but i can tell you a little bit about what we know. it was a two-seat aircraft as you pointed out. a strike ...

Michael eric dyson as well. we are now getting new information on the f-18 jet crash in virginia beach, in the virginia beach neighborhood. we just learned that four people were hurt, including a police officer, but none of the injuries are life threatening. the fighter jet hit an apartment complex just after takeoff from the oceana navy base five miles away. the military spokesman tells nbc news, the pilot safely ejected and are okay. five apartment buildings were nearly decimated. rescue cre...

Did you see anyone getting assistance, any medical teams? >> no, the emergency services hadnt arrived then. no, there were no police or anyone at that time. >> mr. swain, thank you so much for your critical information. a two-story building hit by this plane when it went down. fis rozi is the commander of the air force atlantic. commander, can you tell us what happened? and do you know anything about the pilots and their safety? >> well, andrea, thanks. first of all, just to correct, i am not th...

apartment complexes, or they had no choice? >> i guarantee you they had no time and no choice. every pilot makes their own decision about their moral considerations, what are you going to do in this situation, the wing man mentality is to look out for the people in the airplane and the people on the ground. i promise you that had they had choices and time, and they were able to -- >> i want to bring in chad myers, chads got a question for you. >> tell me a little bit, you talked about ...