{"id":27148,"date":"2022-02-03T22:07:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T22:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/03\/former-aviators-launch-mach-1-fighter-pilot-caucus-on-capitol-hill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:57:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:57:40","slug":"former-aviators-launch-mach-1-fighter-pilot-caucus-on-capitol-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2022\/02\/03\/former-aviators-launch-mach-1-fighter-pilot-caucus-on-capitol-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Former aviators launch \u2018Mach 1\u2032 fighter pilot caucus on Capitol Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four House lawmakers, all former military pilots, have banded together to form the Mach 1 Caucus, a team that will advocate for fighter jets on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quartet \u2014 comprised of Republican Reps. Mike Garcia of California, Scott Franklin of Florida, and Jake Ellzey and August Pfluger of Texas \u2014 is \u201cdedicated to policy issues important to the fighter pilot community and educating other members on these issues,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/mikegarcia.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=589\" target=\"_blank\">caucus press release<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garcia, Ellzey and Franklin are former Navy aviators with time in the F\/A-18, F-14s and more; Pfluger flew F-15s and F-22s in the Air Force. Together, they represent sites including the secretive Air Force Plant 42, a classified manufacturing facility in Palmdale, California; Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, which trains airmen in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and major defense contractors in the Dallas-Fort Worth area; among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/02\/03\/air-force-to-upgrade-f-35a-gas-tanks-to-weather-lightning-strikes\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000w_q95-2-5.jpg-5.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Air Force to upgrade F-35A gas tanks to weather lightning strikes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Lightning struck an F-35A in midair in an undisclosed incident on Aug. 3, 2021, Air Force Times has learned.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAir power has been integral to every conflict since WWI, and we must never take for granted the innovation and forward-thinking approaches to war that airmen are responsible for,\u201d Pfluger said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caucuses are volunteer groups of members that represent industries, policy interests and constituencies in their states, from algae to candy to reality (the virtual and augmented kind). While some figure more prominently in legislative negotiations, like the Congressional Black Caucus, most are largely symbolic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garcia first teased an unofficial fighter pilot caucus over the summer, when Ellzey won a July 27 runoff election to replace the late Republican Rep. Ron Wright in Texas\u2019 6th congressional district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJake &amp; I were fighter pilots in the \u2018Tophatters\u2019 squadron &amp; flew in combat ops together,\u201d Garcia tweeted in July. \u201cI look forward to once again fighting alongside my wingman Jake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cTophatters\u201d of Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 14 operate F\/A-18E Super Hornets out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/01\/31\/eagle-ii-gets-its-claws-f-15ex-fires-first-missile-in-gulf-of-mexico-test\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/F-15EX-first-missile-fire.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Eagle II gets its claws: F-15EX fires first missile in Gulf of Mexico test<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The test pilot who fired the missile called it another step towards getting the F-15EX ready for combat.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple congressional caucuses already back military aviation, such as the Air Force Caucus, Airborne ISR Caucus, Joint Strike Fighter Caucus, Long-Range Strike Caucus, Navy and Marine Corps Caucus and Special Operations Forces Caucus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mach 1 members would push for policies that span fighters across the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, and more broadly than the F-35 Lightning II. They\u2019d also endorse ideas that affect the military at large, like ensuring \u201cproper\u201d pay raises for troops, Garcia spokeswoman Molly Jenkins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their organization comes as the Air Force plans to buy a new fleet of 76 F-15EX jets, rethinks its intent to purchase 1,763 F-35As and considers a future without the F-22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe work done within this caucus will not only benefit the fighter pilot community itself but will help advance our nation\u2019s national security,\u201d Garcia said in the release. \u201cI look forward to working in Congress to improve policies impacting our supersonic community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mach 1 Caucus will push for policies that benefit fighter communities across the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. 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