The 122nd Fighter Wing will send 303 airmen, and the Terre Haute Air Guard base will send five as part of the mission, The Journal Gazette reported.<\/p>\n
Second Lt. Christopher Myers, public affairs officer for the 122nd Fighter Wing, told The Journal Gazette that the A-10 jets would be \u201cin a support role.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although A-10s generally are used to support ground combat troops with close air support, Obama has repeatedly said that U.S. troops would not have a combat mission. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Yeah, well, this happens every time – the Air Force tries to do away with the A-10 Thunderbolt to save money and then suddenly, an operation raises it’s head that only the A-10 can accomplish. That back-and-forth has been going on since the first George Bush was President.<\/p>\n
The A-10 is the infantryman’s best friend, and there really is nothing that can fill the close air support role like the A-10. Apparently, the A-10 is designed to survive combat and to survive a political situation equally well. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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