US Air Combat Command cancels all single-ship demo teams except one: “the F-22 is good for air shows. All other combat planes are good for war”

As a consequence of the global financial crisis, the US Air Command Command has decided to scale back from the six demonstration teams (A-10 East & West, F-16 East & West, F-15E and F-22) to one single-ship demo team. For 2012, the Air Force’s primary force provider will sponsor only the F-22 demo team that [...]