I live in Tucson, and my house is on approach for Davis Monthan Air Force base. I enjoy being in my backyard watching an air show everyday. The A-10 is quite we

I live in Tucson, and my house is on approach for Davis Monthan Air Force base. I enjoy being in my backyard watching an air show everyday. The A-10 is quite well liked in Tucson, many people here call it "an all terrain deer rifle" or a set of wings strapped to a big gun. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-8_Avenger#mediaviewer/File:GAU-8_meets_VW_Type_1.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAU-8_Avenger#mediaviewer/File:... I doubt it will go away any time soon. D-M is one of Tucson's biggest employers, and Senator McCain will want that to keep existing. Also, people in the military who serve on the ground seem to universally love it. It seems like everyone has an A-10 story. As for the replace it with an F-16 argument, I would think the most likely replacement would be a drone version of the big gun with wings. McCain would get behind that, since a lot of drone work is done 60 miles down the road at Ft Huachuca in Sierra Vista AZ. Read about an A-10 getting shot and surviving here http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/117270/operation-iraqi-freedom-hero-shares-her-story.aspx http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/1172...