In 1996, a former 1st-SRS and 9th-SRW commander, Graham, presented a strongly supported opinion that the SR-71 provided some intelligence capabilities that none of its alternatives could provide in the 1990s, when the SR-71 was retired. Opinion remained divided as to how crucial, or disposable, those unique advantages properly were.
In 1996, a former 1st-SRS and 9th-SRW commander, Graham, presented a strongly supported opini?on that the SR-71 provided some intelligence capabilities that none of its alternatives could ?provide in the 1990s, when the SR-71 was retired. Opinion ,remained divided as to how crucial, or disposable, t!hose uniqu?e advantages properly were.