{"id":58884,"date":"2015-03-24T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=58884"},"modified":"2015-03-24T09:44:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-24T13:44:39","slug":"the-chuck-norris-of-airplanes-gets-supporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=58884","title":{"rendered":"The Chuck Norris of airplanes gets supporter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Air Force Times<\/a> reports that the Air Force efforts to rid itself of the venerable A-10 aircraft may have them facing their most formidable opponent – Chuck Norris. The action star writes in the World Net Daily that he intends to do battle with the service branch over their decision to dump the popular aircraft;<\/p>\n

Norris disputed ACC chief Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle’s conclusion that the Warthog must be replaced because “those airplanes are gonna wear out.”<\/p>\n

“But that statement is true of every airplane in existence, and even the sun!” Norris said. “The question is: Is the fleet of A-10s ready for retirement? I just celebrated my 75th birthday, but I’m nowhere near ready to head to the scrapheap. Some things improve with age, and the A-10 has done just that, too.”<\/p>\n

Norris also argued upgrades to the A-10 over the last two decades should extend its life.<\/p>\n

Norris noted that some online have referred to the Warthog as “the Chuck Norris of airplanes.” He is selling “Save the A-10” T-shirts online, the proceeds from which will benefit his children’s martial arts charity KickStart Kids.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, the Air Force has nothing to replace the aircraft in the near future, and A-10s are currently deployed and wreaking havoc on ISIS thugs in Iraq and Syria. The F35, which is supposed to fill the role of the A-10, won’t be operational as a ground combat support asset for another 4 years. The Air Force says that it needs another 500 million bucks per year to keep the aircraft alive – so how much are American ground troops’ lives worth?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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