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'Obsolete' Warthogs head to Iraq
Good article with some poignant comments on not just the weapons system but the overall management of the types of wars we now face. (www.americanthinker.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
After years of being there, they pulled them all out of FSM and replaced the 188th's mission with drones. I guess I can see some of that as far as consolidating facilities, but to try and do away with them altogether is not a good idea. As I said in another post, give them to the army, but be careful USAF, before long you won't have a mission yourself. The Navy and Marines are already cleaning your plow in places. You mission is close air support in the middle East and the F35 sure ain't gonna cut it. Remember the F4's being built with no guns cause all them Pentagon college boys said there would be no more dogfights. Somebody forgot to tell that to the MIG's over North Vietnam.
preacher1.You are right on the spot .My Brother was a Navy Seal then and what little he will talk about is the fact I wanted to know what it was like for him.He knowing I wanted to know the history of ground support that they had and he told me that the A-1 and the A-4s were their life lines then.
Like it or not wars are still won on the ground by our precious soldiers,that being said close in support is vital still.The A-10 does it best
Like it or not wars are still won on the ground by our precious soldiers,that being said close in support is vital still.The A-10 does it best
I was an Air Force OV-10 driver in Nam. Looking back, it may have been the best job I ever had. When I went into the Army or Marine O'club I was met with cheers and free drinks. Those guys on the ground loved to hear the sound of an OV-10 overhead. I was Helix 25. They knew me. I knew them. And the
A-10? That's the airplane I wanted to fly.
A-10? That's the airplane I wanted to fly.
Bronco driver! We flew a lot for the SOG bunch out of Quang Tri. Ever fly Covey for them?
No, wallace24. I flew as Helix25 out of Chu Lai in the 0V-10. I went into Quang Tri several times. I knew a lot of Covey's. I also flew out of Bien Hoa as Rustic61 for about a month. I had a Vietnamese French interpreter in the back seat then because the Cambodians didn't have very good English. Othewise, I was solo. I flew all over I Core. Me, the Covies and Nails.
Ahh! The days. We did some crazy flying. Best to you sir.
Smart bombs can replace this plane no way shape or form.Point being this,look back to Vietnam.The Skyraider did exactly what the A-10 does today.
Why in God's name dont these people talk to the guys on the ground their thoughts.Bet they would tell them something they Dont want to hear.
Yea I know,budgets,Balogna,how can they justify even one soldiers loss of life because they think the A-10 is to costly.Our men and women deserve all the support that can be given to their safety if only a little.Wake up.