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Offline rangerrebew

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Farewell to the A-10 Warthog: A Legacy of Close Air Support
« on: September 30, 2024, 05:50:27 am »
 
Farewell to the A-10 Warthog: A Legacy of Close Air Support
Story by Jessica Taylor • 10h

Under blistering Arizona skies at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the legendary A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as the "Warthog," will perform its swan song. The 355th Wing, at Davis-Monthan AFB, started this month retiring its A-10 fleet, a distinction they share with several units across the military, ending an almost-half-century-long chapter in the history of close air support.

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Re: Farewell to the A-10 Warthog: A Legacy of Close Air Support
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2024, 05:52:16 am »
I think it's a good idea to get rid of our most bad-ass weapons so combat can be kinder and gentler! *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: Farewell to the A-10 Warthog: A Legacy of Close Air Support
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2024, 06:15:01 am »
A 'fundamental transformation'. Lovely.

You could buy five or six of these for the price of a single F-35.

No one asked the grunts what they'd rather have overhead.
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