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... percent ; procure- ment 34 percent ; research , development , test , and evaluation 8 per- cent ; and construction 4 percent . This distribution of expenditures is about the same as 1959 . The 1960 budget request also includes $ 150 ...
... percent ; procure- ment 34 percent ; research , development , test , and evaluation 8 per- cent ; and construction 4 percent . This distribution of expenditures is about the same as 1959 . The 1960 budget request also includes $ 150 ...
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... percent of active aircraft inventory . Department of the Air Force : USAF combat wings ( including missile wings ) . Strategic . Air defense . Tactical ( including airlift ) . USAF combat support forces : Air refueling squadrons .. MATS ...
... percent of active aircraft inventory . Department of the Air Force : USAF combat wings ( including missile wings ) . Strategic . Air defense . Tactical ( including airlift ) . USAF combat support forces : Air refueling squadrons .. MATS ...
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... percent strength . Mr. MAHON . Some of ours probably are , too . General TWINING . I think some of our allies are . Mr. MAHON . I never could understand that . We have been hearing that all these years . EFFECTIVENESS OF ALLIED GROUND ...
... percent strength . Mr. MAHON . Some of ours probably are , too . General TWINING . I think some of our allies are . Mr. MAHON . I never could understand that . We have been hearing that all these years . EFFECTIVENESS OF ALLIED GROUND ...
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... percent of them would be effec- of thein . tive . That would be about General TWINING . Of course , the others will have fallouts . Mr. FLOOD . What percent effective ? Mr. MAHON . About percent probably will be effective . You would ...
... percent of them would be effec- of thein . tive . That would be about General TWINING . Of course , the others will have fallouts . Mr. FLOOD . What percent effective ? Mr. MAHON . About percent probably will be effective . You would ...
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... percentage of efficiency increased in a year ? General TWINING . It is estimated they might have- after launchings , probably - percent at the most . percent Mr. MAHON . I will feel much safer in 1959 than I will in 1960 . General ...
... percentage of efficiency increased in a year ? General TWINING . It is estimated they might have- after launchings , probably - percent at the most . percent Mr. MAHON . I will feel much safer in 1959 than I will in 1960 . General ...
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