A-10s Deployed to Take on the Islamic State
11.26.2014 at 09:21pm
A-10s Deployed to Take on the Islamic State by Jon Harper, Stars & Stripes
An attack aircraft that the Pentagon is trying to get rid of has been deployed to the Middle East to take on the Islamic State.
A squadron-sized element of A-10 Thunderbolts arrived in the region during the week of Nov. 17-21, according to the Air Force. The aircraft were previously being used in Afghanistan.
The move marks the first time the ugly but battle-proven jet, also known as the “Warthog,” has been thrown into the fight against Islamic State, which controls much of Iraq and Syria. The A-10 is a slow, low-flying plane that can unleash massive amounts of firepower against enemy ground forces while conducting close-air-support missions…
Revisit and adjust the “Key West Agreement”, and give the A-10s to the Army.