Secretary of the Air Force Deborah James in a private conversation with the Pope….. (in our dreams and prayers)
“Treason” Major General Post Rubs Elbows With A-10 Enemy
He made news and sent tremors through the USAF when he implied that anyone supporting the A-10 would be committing treason, and now Maj. Gen. James Post has been spotted rubbing elbows with the enemy of the A-10. An Inspector General’s report on Post’s comments resulted in Post’s firing from his post and reprimand.
At the sight of Post with a Lockheed Martin representative fueled jokes that he was interviewing. The joke refers to the revolving door of generals from the Services into the service of vendors they supported while serving.
The Air Force Inspector General’s investigation into the matter determined that the remarks by Post, ACC Vice Commander, to a group of Airmen had a “chilling effect on some of the attendees and caused them to feel constrained from communicating with members of Congress.”
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USAF FY17 Budget Targets A-10
While quietly providing Close Air Support to the Iranians in the ugly battle against ISIL, the A-10 is being snubbed here at home. It is all part of the USAF’s ongoing Operation Destroy CAS.
The USAF is attempting to once again bail out on the Warthog, while the Warthog bails out the world.
If that may seem to be hyperbolic statement, sadly it isn’t.
According to a DefenseNews article, US Air Force FY17 Budget: Expect Consistency As CR Looms, the USAF is sticking to its plan to mothball the A-10. Although the A-10 is deployed to more locations for combat and theatre protection than any other fighter, and ISIL is waging a ground war, the USAF has even gone so far as to omit the airframe as a topic of discussion at Air Force Association’s annual Air & Space Conference this week.
The A-10 is answering the priorities of two Combatant Commanders and doing so more than any other fighter in the USAF. CENTCOM has requested even more A-10s and is going to station them at two separate locations within his area of responsibility (AOR). No other fighter is being tasked in this way. Further, CENTCOM explicitly trusts the aircraft and Attack pilot community to fulfill many roles not the least of which is the Overall Mission Commander position for high visibility tasks across the entire AOR. This role places the A-10 in charge of the entire air power structure (fixed and rotary wing) during these important strike missions.