Do not choke yourself in your cafe: the US Air Force in hot water at over $ 1,220

Washington: The US Air Force found itself in a brewing scandal after learning that the service had spent more than $ 1,000 to replace high-tech coffee mugs at the handles fragile.

t Porcelain containers containing caffeine, rather a special copper and chrome beaker that can be plugged into aircraft electrical systems to keep the hot and warm cherished content.

According to the military base Travis Air Force Base in California, which "sank". as the numbers go by, the cost of tumblers has increased from $ 693 in 2016 to $ 1,220 in 2018 due to lack of replacement plastic handles.
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"Unfortunately, when it falls, the handle is easily broken, which has cost thousands of dollars to replace the cup, because spare parts are not available," writes technical sergeant James Hodgman, spokesman for the 60th Wing of Travis Air Mobility.
The costly cuts have become a source of grumbling for at least one influential legislator, senior Republican Senator Chuck Grbadley. Pentagon spending that he considered "reckless expenditure of taxpayer money".

Last week, Wilson responded by stating that it was "just irresponsible" to spend so much money in such cases, and blaming the price on many missing suppliers.

She stated that the Air Force was attempting to remedy this problem by exploring several ways to manufacture its own parts and perform internal repairs.

"We recently demonstrated our ability to use 3D technology." Wilson wrote:

US lawmakers dramatically increased US defense spending under Donald Trump's presidency, but also announced cost exorbitant, including C-17 cargo seat covers, which cost $ 10,000 each.