I had friends who were part of Desert Storm. They swore by the A-10 as a support vehicle....
“I had friends who were part of Desert Storm. They swore by the A-10 as a support vehicle....”
Who doesn’t? Even the Russians admire the A-10. It’s Congress who refuses to provide the funding to keep the A-10 in service. The Air Force is just the whipping boy used to break the bad news sent out by Congress. Also note that the Obama Administration proposed a budget that will cut another third out of the Defense budget in the next ten years. So, the A-10 squadrons are not the first nor the last of the essential military and naval air squadrons who are going to be retired if the Congress enacts that or a comparable budget. If you want to blame someone for what is happening to the A-10 squadrons and many of our other air force, naval, and army squadrons indispensable to our ground forces and other forces; look no father than yourself, your Congressman, your U.S. Senator, and the people presently occupying the White House.