The Marine Corps Times reports that the A-10 Warthog was employed by Marine Corps advisors in Afghanistan for the first time since the aircraft was pulled out of that war in 2014 by the previous administration;
The Marine task force commander called in for approval of the strike, while a U.S. Army drone marked the target. It was a “joint effort in support of our ANDSF ground force partners,” the air officer said.
The return of the A-10 is a part of plan by Gen. John Nicholson, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, to bolster air and strike assets in theater to support U.S. advisers as they begin to embed with partner forces close to the front lines of combat.
The new rotation of Marines with Task Force Southwest and the pending deployment of the Army’s 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, will be the first units authorized to advise at the Kandak, or battalion level.
The Warthogs were freed up from operations in Syria and Iraq with the collapse of ISIS and then sent to Afghanistan.
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18 responses to “A-10s return to Afghanistan”
Hell yeah!
“…was pulled out of that war in 2014 by the previous administration.”
I can think of far better pullouts that should have done decades ago by the previous administration. And the warthog is not one of them.
Brrrtttt
Sometimes, Pulling Out is more difficult than it sounds
We really need a like button for comments like this.
Sorry. Didn’t mean to report this comment!
Things would be a whole lot different around here if I had one of those.
First mission would be against those goddamn windmills.
BrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrT!!!!
Once again, the adults act.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrt
Welcome back Warthogs! The hills are alive with the sound of music.
Marvelous, after they disbanded the excellent A-10 Arkansas Air Guard squadron we had at Fort Smith. Cannot help but wonder how many other squadrons were disbanded and their aircraft sent to the graveyard.
No wonder Walter Reed reports a disproportionate number of gunshot wounds to the feet of flag/general officers.
BRRRRRRRRRRRT
Yeah, I know, it has already been said- worth saying again!
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT
I’ll have some of that my damn self: BRRRRRRRRRRT. BRRRRRRRRRT. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT.
I’ll just leave this right here with a spew alert.
https://i.imgur.com/WMkgD7i.jpg
😀
Alaska has A-10s? Who knew. That’s one way to keep people from invading the Aleutians again.
It’s about damn time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySuixFGIfbE
The latter part of this video, now THAT’S MUSIC!!!