This from the CBO:
http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=4230&sequence=0
""Section 911 also would require the Air Force to maintain 46 fighter
squadrons in its active force. Currently, the Air Force has 45 active
squadrons. It plans to add one squadron of F/A-22 aircraft in 2004 and
retire one squadron of A-10 aircraft, sustaining a force of 45 squadrons.
CBO assumes that the Air Force would retain the A-10 squadron over the
2004-2008 period to meet the bill's requirement to maintain 46 active
squadrons. CBO estimates that the cost to keep the A-10 squadron in active
service would be about $100 million over the 2004-2008 period."'
Other documents Ive come accross also shows that 46 active squadrons have been the OOB since 1997.
But I come with 47.
Exclusive of training squadrons.
Which unit do I have listed erroneously?
A-10(8)
51st FW S. Korea
25th FS
354th FW Alaska
355th FS
52nd FW Germany
81st FS
23rd FG N. Carolina
74th FS
75th FS
355th Wing Arizona
354th FS
357th FS
358th FS
F-117(2)
49th FW New Mexico
8th FS
9th FS
F-15E(6)
3rd Wing Alaska
90th FS
52nd Wing UK
492nd FS
494th FS
4th FW N.Carolina
335th FS
336th FS
366th Wing Idaho
391st FS
F-15C/F/A 22(11)
18th Wing Japan
44th FS
67th FS
3d Wing Alaska
12th FS
19th FS
48th FW UK
493rd FS
1st FW Virginia
27th FS
71st FS
94th FS
33rd FW Florida
58th FS
60th FS
366th Wing Idaho
390th FS
F-16(20)
35th FW Japan
13th FS
14th FS
8th FW S. Korea
35th FS
80th FS
51st FW S. Korea
36th FS
354th FW Alaska
18th FS
52nd FW Germany
22nd FS
23rd FS
31st FW Italy
510th FS
555th FS
20th FW S. Carolina
55th FS
77th FS
79th FS
27th FW New Mexico
522nd FS
523rd FS
524th FS
366th FW Idaho
389th FS
388th FW Utah
4th FS
34th FS
421st FS
Thanks for any help.
Rick
Sometimes the U.S military just totally confounds me. Why would you retire a squadron of A-10's?
Currently their a critical asset in Iraq, and for that matter have been critical for ground support in every single ground war you guys have fought lately. In my opinion the airforce has nothing else that performs anywhere near as well in that tasked role.
For crying out loud if the airforce doesn't want them just give them to the army I'm sure they'd be happy to pay for them and take them.
LOL Easy Canoe Easy LOL
The USAF is upgrading the A-10's even though virtually all are over 20 years old.
"PRECISON ENGAGEMENT UPGRADE PROGRAM
The Precision Engagement upgrade program for the A-10 includes enhanced precision target engagement capabilities, which will allow the deployment of precision weapons such as JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition) and Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD), as well as enabling an extension of the aircraft's service life to 2028. Improvements include: two new multifunction cockpit displays, situational awareness datalinks, digital stores management system, Integrated Flight and Fire Control Computer (IFFCC) from BAE Systems Platform Solutions for automated continuously computed weapons delivery, Litening AT or Sniper XR targeting pod for precision-guided weapons and helmet-mounted sighting system. Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Owego is prime contractor for the program. First flight of the upgraded A-10C was in January 2005. A contract for Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) was awarded in March 2005. Up to 125 A-10 aircraft are to be upgraded by 2009. A parallel program will give the A-10 new engine pylons. It is possible that the A-10 engine will also be upgraded if funding is made available.
In February 2004, Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract for the integration of the Sniper XR targeting pod on the A-10 as part of the PE program. Sniper XR includes mid-wave FLIR (forward-looking infrared), dual mode laser, CCD-TV, laser spot tracker and IR marker."
And I havent heard about any A-10 squadron eliminations lately.
But I wish someone would help me with the 46 squadron issue.
Ive tried everything I can think of. This is insane.
You might get a better response over on Snipe's Warthog Territory forum, I hear it's full of Air Force guys.Originally Posted by rickusn
"We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be, detested in France."
-Sir Arthur Wellesley
Thanks for the thought. But been there. Done that.
You know, this is the government we're talking about. Something could easily have been lost in the shuffle, even a fighter squadron.
LOL
Thats what im beginning to think.
And worse they refuse to admit it.
In fact have apparently made the issue classified.
LOL
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