YUP, WE'RE STILL SHORT OF TROOPS

Air Force Pinched by Iraq Ground War
Apr 24th - 9:58 pm
By TOM RAUM
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force's top general expressed frustration on Tuesday with the reassignment of troops under his command to ground jobs for which they were not trained, ranging from guarding prisoners to driving trucks and typing.

Gen. Michael Moseley, the Air Force chief of staff, said that over 20,000 airmen have been assigned worldwide into roles outside their specialties.


Moseley said he didn't mind the use of airmen as drivers as much as some of the other new duties usually performed by the Army, such as guarding prisoners.

"Not only do we not have a prison, but very rarely do we have anybody in prison," he joked.