Posted on Dec 10, 2022
21 Avenger Salute: Congress Sentences a Batch of A-10s to the Boneyard for the First Time in...
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Congress has finally agreed to bid adieu to nearly two dozen A-10 Warthogs, after lawmakers fervently defended the aging aircraft and stopped the Air Force from retiring the aircraft. It marks the first time in decades that lawmakers have agreed to put A-10s out to pasture.
The 57-foot, 6-inch wingspan close-support aircraft has been in service since the 1970s. The signature "brrrttt" noise emitted from its 30 mm Gatling-style guns, which aided troops extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan in addition to playing a key role in the first Gulf War, helped garner a fanatic following among service members, as well as Washington lawmakers who have fervently protected it from retirement.
The 57-foot, 6-inch wingspan close-support aircraft has been in service since the 1970s. The signature "brrrttt" noise emitted from its 30 mm Gatling-style guns, which aided troops extensively in Iraq and Afghanistan in addition to playing a key role in the first Gulf War, helped garner a fanatic following among service members, as well as Washington lawmakers who have fervently protected it from retirement.
21 Avenger Salute: Congress Sentences a Batch of A-10s to the Boneyard for the First Time in...
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I think most of us believe that retiring the A-10s is a bad deal. It's a workhorse at supporting ground troops and we haven't seen anything else that adequately fills that role.
1LT Voyle Smith SSgt (Join to see) MCPO Roger Collins SSgt Don Porter CPT Richard Trione PO2 Marty Sharpe SFC Stephen King CWO3 Dave Alcantara SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D CPT Jack Durish SP5 Dennis Loberger MSG Darold R. MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi MAJ Bob Miyagishima 1SG Russell Scott CPT (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SGT Ruben Lozada SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM SGT Gerald “Jerry” Harrell
1LT Voyle Smith SSgt (Join to see) MCPO Roger Collins SSgt Don Porter CPT Richard Trione PO2 Marty Sharpe SFC Stephen King CWO3 Dave Alcantara SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D CPT Jack Durish SP5 Dennis Loberger MSG Darold R. MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi MAJ Bob Miyagishima 1SG Russell Scott CPT (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SGT Ruben Lozada SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM SGT Gerald “Jerry” Harrell
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MCPO Roger Collins
Military Industrial Complex wins again. When and if we get into ground combat again, the troops will pay the price.
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MAJ Byron Oyler
As much as Top Gun has been a recruitment tool, it hurts the CAS role. I never flew military as I did not have the vision but as a private pilot, low and slow is the best place to be for CAS. All the people that did make the cut for military aviation want to go super fast and be MAVERICK. I did not have the respect for a lot of planes and pilots until I had to nail my short field landings for my license and that is a skill that few USAF pilots ever care to visit again. In my humble opinion, the A10 and C130 take far more skill and receive far less glory for what they do.
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