Posted on Mar 8, 2016
Should the A-10 Warthog be flown by Army Pilots since the Air Force does not care for it and Senator McCain sees through the AF b.s.?
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Senator McCain again grilled the Air Force Chief of Staff on the lack of a good replacement. The plane should be kept in service and flown by Army Aviatiors, Guard and Reserve, who often have commercial jet pilot experience already. The price of the F-35/F-16/F-18 is like comparing the price of a Bentley vs a Dodge Challenger Hellcat that can do the job better for a fraction of the price. Keeping the A-10s will save lives. Keep the extra ones not used in Guam or Diego Garcia ready for use. Put some in England to protect NATO. Hire retired air force A-10 veterans or Air Guard mechanics to fix them. If a 1950s B-52 is being kept until 2040, why not keep a 1970s A-10 around just as long? Makes sense to any Army Soldier or Marine who prefers an armored plane vs an unarmored fast mover that can't see you very well! Senator McCain and Congresswoman McSally should pursue having every single A-10 air frame out of Davis-Montham and be rebuilt to the C-model modern tank killer just like the Army rebuilds their tanks at Anniston Army Depot and makes them M1A2s. I doubt two F-16s today can destroy 32 Iraqi tanks in less than 90 minutes like the two A-10 Alpha models like did in Desert Storm back in 1991. If it works, don't fix it! Air Force, we love you, we just beg you to keep an effective weapon that Army and Marines love! I am an admirer of Air Force as a whole. http://www.stripes.com/news/mccain-lambasts-air-force-chief-of-staff-over-a-10-in-islamic-state-fight-1.397359
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I thought by law the USAF has the mission. Fly the Warthog until you come up with anything better. Multi-role aircraft that can't do anything well should be restricted. Promote CAS and SO pilots.
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LTC Stephen Conway
Rep. McSally confirms deficiencies of F-35 to conduct Close Air Support
Confirming the A-10’s unmatched capabilities as the U.S Air Force’s best Close Air Support (CAS) asset, U.S. Rep. Martha McSally yesterday during a House Arm...
you say, in so many words, what the former A-10 pilot/ Squadron commander and now congresswoman says.
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18 and 19 year Warrant Officers can handle the job! It just when one of the says "Watch this shit!" that you have to worry. Just tell them not fly under bridges!!
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The problem has always been since they moved into their own branch (USAAC- USAF)-they feel that if you are not flying fighters you are sub human. Fighters look down on bombers, and both look down on "trash haulers" . They do not like nor care for CAS, cause it isn't glamorous enough. Which is why if you are a grunt, AC-130, A-10 or USMC aviation or the only SURE things to count on. USAF and USN fighter in ground support is almost as dangerous to the grunt on the ground as the enemy trying to kill you.
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The AF is struggling to maintain the current aircraft they have now with budget and personnel cuts. The A-10 has no mission and somehow I don't see the Army needing to kill off waves of tanks poring thru the Fulda Gap anytime soon and if so, there is the F-15 Strike Eagle. I too love the A10 but like the F4 Phantom its time has come.
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