“On 29 November and 3 December 2024, USAF A-10s were used against targets
in Syria to
defend US forces in eastern Syria as part of the ongoing Syrian
civil war. The USAF said the strikes destroyed vehicles, mortars, and
a T-64 tank.[130] Concurrent
with the fall of the Assad regime on 8
December, A-10s participated alongside B-52s and F-15Es in what the USAF
said were "dozens" of airstrikes against over 75 ISIS targets. The
strikes were intended to prevent ISIS from benefitting from the political
upheaval in Syria.[131]”
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Video here
and above by Chris Cappy and Diego
Aceituno (they also wrote description below) at Task and Purpose December 15/16, 2024. Edited by Syed.
"The Syrian civil war
has exploded again leading to the United States Air Force executing an A-10
Warthog gun run against Iranian backed proxy militias. Just when you think the
A-10 is ready to retire it comes out swinging. The strike KOed three rocket artillery
trucks, a T-64 tank, an Armored Personnel Carrier, and a mortar battery.
Today I want to try to
untangle this absolute cluster f--k of a situation and investigate whether the
US really backed the rebels with material support to overthrow Assad. Why did
Syria, Russian and Iranian forces fail to hold the line? Who is this mysterious
rebel group that’s taken over the country? All these questions are important
but the most important thing is that hopefully the Syrian people themselves
stop getting the short end of the stick in the outcome.
According to US Central Command, These strikes were conducted “in self defense”. They claim the gun run was to neutralize an imminent attack that was aimed at the nearby [US] Military Support Site code named “Euphrate” which is a US-led coalition base that’s traded fire with both ISIS and Iranian proxies before."
3 comments:
The USAF considers the A-10 to be obsolete and wants to retire it, yet it
continues to be useful:
https://www.zona-militar.com/en/2024/12/15/despite-their-announced-retirement-the-u-s-air-forces-a-10c-thunderbolt-ii-aircraft-continue-to-prove-their-worth-in-combat/
Thanks Anonymous at 12/17/2024 5:18 AM for A-10 article https://www.zona-militar.com/en/2024/12/15/despite-their-announced-retirement-the-u-s-air-forces-a-10c-thunderbolt-ii-aircraft-continue-to-prove-their-worth-in-combat/
Thank goodness Congress has protected the A-10 from the spurious "ground attack" F-35 lobby. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Republic_A-10_Thunderbolt_II#Future reads:
"Due to opposition from Congress, the USAF has failed to retire the A-10 for many years. However, the Air Force's plan to divest 21 A-10s gained congressional approval in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).[156][157] The retired A-10s at Fort Wayne will be replaced by an equal number of F-16s.[157]
The 2024 NDAA is expected to retire an additional 42 aircraft, with Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown expecting all A-10s to be retired by 2028 or 2029.[158] However, Congress would pause further cuts unless the Air Force demonstrates how other aircraft can fulfill the Close Air Support missions currently undertaken by the A-10.[159]
According to Dan Grazier from Project on Government Oversight, the Air Force is ill-prepared for this transition because it requires no Close Air Support training for its F-35 pilots, despite the F-35 being advertised as the main replacement for the A-10.[160][156][157]"
Also see Chris Cappy's August 2023 video "Why the Air Force is Screaming to Retire the A-10 Warthog" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJMi29KjRiw
Cheers Pete
[Off topic] AUKUS update:
Australia and UK forge landmark agreement to deliver SSN AUKUS Nuclear Submarines.:
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2024/australia-and-uk-forge-landmark-agreement-to-deliver-ssn-aukus-nuclear-submarines
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/16/submarine-stealth-aukus-nuclear-powered-china/
https://spectrum.ieee.org/submarine-stealth
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