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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The A-10 Thunderbolt, Saved By Congress, Joins Airstrikes Against ISIS In Syria

A-10 Thunderbolt IIAs the U.S. begins bombing ISIS targets in Syria with a campaign of airstrikes that started Monday, a venerable airplane that was almost sent to the scrapyard joins the fight.

The Pentagon will send a dozen A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft and up to 300 airmen to the Middle East in early October, to help in the conflict against the Islamic State group, the Indiana National Guard said.

The deployment of the 40-year-old aircraft comes just four months after it was controversially saved from defense cuts by Congress, whose rationale for saving it was simple: Cutting it would lead to the deaths of U.S. servicemen on the ground.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous24/9/14 02:03

    Good news- if the us scraps the a10- they've made a big mistake, hope someone in high places gets the message.

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