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To: ExTxMarine
“As a former active duty Marine, I can tell you that if the Chair Force wants to mothball the A-10, give ‘em to the Marine Corps!”

Of course, we all know the Marines are flush with cash and can build an entirely new infrastructure to support a new jet, set-up logistics and support necessary to service, maintain, upgrade, repair, arm and re-arm, and train many more pilots. And we can't forget the Marines will need to build runways (A-10s can operate from "austere" places but not dirt).

Nice to fantasize about but realistically, not feasible.

125 posted on 04/29/2015 2:48:01 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: Hulka

Uh, you do realize that the Marine Corps already has an air wing? As a matter of fact we have FOUR different Wings: three active duty and one reserve.

And surprising enough, those wings have the ability to repair and arm and re-arm them aero-plane, fly-ee thingy ma-gigs. Heck, we even got us some cement runways.


128 posted on 04/29/2015 2:54:08 PM PDT by ExTxMarine (Public sector unions: A & B agreeing on a contract to screw C!)
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