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Bye-Bye to BRRRRT: Air Force Wants to Retire 44 A-10 Warthogs
Military.com ^
| 10 Feb 2020
| Oriana Pawlyk
Posted on 02/12/2020 9:34:59 AM PST by hattend
Despite multiple efforts to push the iconic A-10 Warthog's retirement date further into the future, the U.S. Air Force is now slated to shelve dozens of the Cold War-era ground-attack planes in the upcoming fiscal year, according to the service's budget request.
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: a10; aerospace; warthog
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Air Force continues to try to get rid of the A-10
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:34:59 AM PST
by
hattend
To: hattend
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:36:31 AM PST
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
To: hattend
The Air Force has never wanted to do Close Air Support.
That is what the A-10 does better than any other aircraft has ever done.
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:36:50 AM PST
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: hattend
To: hattend
Let me make a couple phone calls.
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:38:03 AM PST
by
rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: Lurkinanloomin
The Air Force has never wanted to do Close Air Support. They want it off their budget. Let the Army or the Marines pay for it. It's part of their mission.
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:38:20 AM PST
by
Steely Tom
([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
To: Kickass Conservative
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:38:27 AM PST
by
rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: Kickass Conservative
“I mean, with the infantry doing the real fighting and the Air Force being the helpers.”
Been a while since I watched that. :-)
To: hattend
NOOOOOO! Keep them alive!
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:39:45 AM PST
by
Bob434
To: rktman
I’m beginning to think the Air Force is a bit Elitist. LOL
To: Kickass Conservative
We’ll take ‘em!................
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:40:16 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.......... ..)
To: hattend
The Air Force never wanted this plane - or it’s mission. It should be turned back over to the Army who really use/appreciate it.
To: hattend
USAF just completed a massive upgrade program on most of the A10’s including new wings. They may put a few in storage but the A10’s will be flying for many more years. Planes are often cycled through storage to manage the fleet.
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:40:29 AM PST
by
PilotDave
(No, really, you just can't make this stuff up!!)
To: hattend
When a planes built around a gun you just know it’s got to be good!
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:40:43 AM PST
by
heshtesh
To: hattend
It’s not a super sexy stealthy zillion dollar aircraft so the AF doesn’t want it.
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:41:21 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(If gun ownership by private citizens scares DemocRats, the 2nd Amendment is doing its job.)
To: hattend
Played golf at Indian Lake Estates in Central Florida yesterday.
Aircraft bombing range, used by Navy and Air force, is located just a couple of miles away from the course.
2 A-10’s were in action yesterday...AWESOME!
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:41:59 AM PST
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
To: PilotDave
Yeah, reading further into the article, the 44 A10s being retired are the oldest in the inventory.
My bad!
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:42:17 AM PST
by
hattend
To: hattend
Reassign them to border control.
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:43:18 AM PST
by
McGruff
To: Kickass Conservative
The Marines would love it. BUT fixed wing Marine Corps aircraft must be carrier capable. The A-10 isn’t. *sigh*
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:44:21 AM PST
by
null and void
(The democrats just can't get over the fact that they lost an election they themselves rigged!)
To: hattend
I’m an old Army guy who knows nothing about the Air Force (and nothing about combat) but I thought that the A-10 was very useful in a number of combat scenarios.
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posted on
02/12/2020 9:44:51 AM PST
by
Gay State Conservative
(The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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