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This is exactly it. The Air Force brass is all fighter jocks these days.
by zrail 11y ago
This is exactly it. The Air Force brass is all fighter jocks these days.
- nradov 11y agoThe top Air Force brass is a former A-10 pilot. I'm pretty sure he understands its strengths and weaknesses. http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Article/104966/general-mark-a-welsh-iii.aspx http://www.af.mil/AboutUs/Biographies/Display/tabid/225/Arti...
- zrail 11y agoFlew an A10 for three months in training. AFAICT he then flew F16s for the rest of his operational career before transferring to command.
- oxide 11y agowhat I took away last time the A10 came up around here was that the AF brass (as well as the brass of every branch of the US military) were too busy fantasizing about future wars with China to appreciate the practical usefulness of the A10 in modern warfare.