I cannot figure out how on earth you can imply that the SAME BUNCH that not only has the US Southern Border WIDE OPEN but are literally FLYING IN Third World types by the millions...How can you try to imply that this bunch is capable of making military decisions that have anything at all to do with US National Interests.
Give it up, at least regarding the idea of scrapping planes in the middle of the LARGEST WAR since World War 2...that decision is literally UNDEFENDABLE, regardless of what you may think of Putin, or anyone else. For example, people on this site DID NOT go around trying to defend the IDIOCY of George W. Bush or Republican leaders in Congress when it came to the US Border...try it some time, if you cannot say something bad about this bunch of Overgrown Hippies running our military, then why you even here. Go back to Reddit or something.
I have no idea what the US intends to do with these. The boneyard at Davis-Monthan probably. Maybe some to the ANG, as there are many squadrons there that fly F15/F16/A10 and even F22.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/309th_Aerospace_Maintenance_and_Regeneration_Group