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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts) Sun Apr 10, 2022, 07:23 AM Apr 2022

Davis-Monthan's future in flux after Congress blocked A-10 retirement

A plan to bring new missions to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, is cancelled as the Air Force struggles to get rid of old attack planes.

Last year, the Air Force announced it wanted to retire 42 A-10C Thunderbolt II planes, all but seven of which are housed at the Tucson base. Dumping those jets in 2022 would have made room to bring testing and training for the A-10 and the HH-60 combat search-and-rescue helicopter from Nellis AFB in Nevada to Davis-Monthan.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/04/07/davis-monthans-future-in-flux-after-congress-blocked-a-10-retirement/

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Davis-Monthan's future in flux after Congress blocked A-10 retirement (Original Post) Sherman A1 Apr 2022 OP

Pilots who fly the A-10 love it. The ground troops that the A-10 was developed to protect love mitch96 Apr 2022 #1

mitch96

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1. Pilots who fly the A-10 love it. The ground troops that the A-10 was developed to protect love

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Sun Apr 10, 2022, 11:54 AM

Apr 2022

the plane. The A-10 just flat out works..SOO00oo the brass in the USAF don't like it so they want to kill it. Makes sense right? It's not as "sexy" as a fighter or bomber. It's called the
warthog because it's ugly.. but effective.
This plane was made for what is going on in Ukraine right now...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II

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