Top officer takes heat over the A-10
By Phillip Swarts
March 21, 2016
The service is ignoring the facts about the effectiveness of the A-10 “Warthog,” says Sen. John McCain, who lit into Air Force leadership on March 3. The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee launched a fiery exchange with the Air Force’s top officer in the latest round of conflict over the retirement of the workhorse Thunderbolt II.
The A-10 Thunderbolt II.