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			<title>RE: Warthog</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I worked for 20 yrs. on Ft. Hood, I so loved watching the A-10 Warthog during live fire exercises at the impact area. They would position an old vehicle on the ground for target practice. The A-10 would make a triangular pattern in the sky. 2.points corners were an awe-inspiring turn on a dime, with the last point of the triangle being the actual attack. A thing of beauty!!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Callie Fisher</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>A-10 Grissom AFB</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dear Sir, I am looking for some historical information relating to the last four A-10's that left Grisson AFB in 1994. Would you be willing to help me if I gave further details? Thank you.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Martin Pratt</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>ron smith says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Well Paul, not ALL of your A-10 pilots transitioned to the C-21, just the ones that wanted to stay at that base, some of the pilots followed the A-10 to another Michigan base.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>ron smith</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Neil G. Gow says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I came home tonight after a long day & thought I'd give Twitter a "quick check". Some two hours later I'm still sitting here, having read this great article & these amazing comments, with tears in my eyes & gratitude that I can never properly express. Now I'm heading off to my warm, comfy bed, a pleasure granted to me by millions of brave men & women who volunteered not to head off to theirs, but instead to stand guard as I slumber. To them I can only say: Thank you. Bless you. Godspeed.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Neil G. Gow</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Nick says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I have a question - what are the external differences between the A/OA-10A & the A-10C. I now do aviation graphics & designs - so the info will be used to add Front, Top & Side Views of the A-10C to my drawings. I'll be glad to send you a sample if you're interested. I flew the AH-1G "Cobra" aka 'Snake' during my 2d tour in Vietnam, and then other F/W & Helo's for the Army for 25+ yrs. Thanks so very much for your service to our country.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>OliviaMorse23 says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Different people in every country receive the loans from different banks, because this is fast and easy.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>OliviaMorse23</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>HBW says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Michael, Thank you for the fine job. I was part of the 81st TFW at RAF Bentwaters in England when we were the largest fighter wing in the AF. 118 of the warthogs in six squadrons. Thanks again for the memories.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>HBW</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>jic says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA["Dominican Republic designed A-10 Warhog." Don't you mean Fairchild-Repub lic? I don't know enough about the A-10's design process to say that there were no Dominicans or people of Dominican desent involved, but it seems ridiculous to call it "Dominican Republic designed".]]></description>
			<dc:creator>jic</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Michael Yon In Kandahar Province says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thank you for the great comments on my photography. Canon makes great gear, and our military folks are naturally compelling. The rest is click! There was comment above about 30mm cannons vs Afghan mud walls. More feedback has come to me offline -- from very well informed A-10 sources -- that my statements in the dispatch are accurate. Clarification is in order, however. The 30mm HEI rounds explode when they hit the walls, causing cosmetic damage to the mud. DU and training rounds, however, likely will go through the walls. Plenty of American, British and others can vouch for the liberal amount of plastic explosives needed to breach the thicker walls. 30mm DU obviously will have lots of KE, but the HEI round will have little HE and its KE apparently splats on the wall when the tiny HE charge explodes. Thank you, Michael]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Michael Yon In Kandahar Province</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Gary H says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Back in October of 2009 I was able to up close and personal with the A-10. Personally, as a pilot (of sorts) I think I would have a great time flying one of these. Here is a pic I took – I couldn’t tell you if this was just a training machine or what. http://www.pbase.com/garyhall/image/105739143 Thanks Michael – read every dispatch and as an avid photographer, love yours. Gary]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gary H</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>olivier  says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[hello, i'm making an a-10 for a model competition in canada. i ave open many panel but missing picture of detail of all the acces panel could somebody help mi whith pictures??? thi is the link of the making in progress off my a-10 [url removed by webmaster] thank for your help olivier memoir1944@hotmail.com]]></description>
			<dc:creator>olivier </dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>olivier  says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[hello, im loocking for pictures of interior of acces panel for a model im building.i want to open all the panel but missing pictures [url removed by webmaster] could you help with picture??? this is my email memoir1944@hotmail.com]]></description>
			<dc:creator>olivier </dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Paul Jackson says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In the Michigan Air Guard, all of our former A10 Pilots have been transitioned to C-21A, which is a Learjet 35A if you can believe it; experienced and proficient Air-warriors turned into fling taxi-cab pilots, such a waste.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Paul Jackson</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Slartibartfast says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA["I have to disagree, the Laser Pod on these A10's is (was?) called Pave Penny. Just below the cockpit, to the left of the Nose Gear. I spent 4 years, winning the Cold War, from the UK (RAF Bentwaters/RAF Woodbridge) working on those pods. Also, deploying to various locations in Germany, training for the war that fortunately never came." Sorry, you're wrong. If it makes you feel any better, I'm wrong too; the pod shown on these aircraft is a Litening pod, which is what the Maryland ANG use. I'm not saying there isn't a Pave Penny pod on these aircraft; I'm saying that there's a targeting pod on it, and that targeting pod is a (and this is the part I'm having to correct myself on) a Litening pod. Probably mounted on the RT10 station. Sniper/ATP mounts at either RT2 or RT10. Last photo on the first page, you can see the pod out on a right wing station. Here's another look: http://www.es.northropgrumman.com/solutions/litening/assets/litening_a10.jpg LANTIRN and Litening are both ball-turret pods, so they have some superficial visual similarities.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Slartibartfast</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Bartos says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The photographs are nice, and the text is informative with a proper mix between a description of what we see and some additional background info. I like the whole feel of going out there and talking with the guys who use the hogs (hands-on style).]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Bartos</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Big Time says:</title>
			<link>https://michaelyon-online.com/warthog.htm#comment-9373</link>
			<description><![CDATA[For those interested/conc erned, the A-10 will be around for a LONG time; current projections go through at least 2030 (let's just hope we're not still in Afghanistan). The A-10A to C (Precision Engagement) upgrade will be completed next year, but there are other modernization efforts underway. The USAF has, and will continue, to spend $$ to keep it a viable and effective weapon system. To whit, we will spend $1.2B to retrofit most of the fleet with brand new wings over the next 10 years or so. Additionally, as it is an aging airframe (avg. is ~30 yrs), we're doing eveything we can to keep it from showing its age, especially from a structural standpoint. Rest assured, it will continue to support our troops and be the CAS 'go-to' platform for years to come. The articles and stories filtering back from the AOR about how the Hog saved someone's bacon (no pun intended) are a particular source of pride here at the program office. It's why we do what we do. "Go Ugly Early!"]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Big Time</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Hobart says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[My son is a "Hog Driver" with the Michigan ANG. No doubt the A-10C is a most capable weapons system, but it is the determination and profesionalism of the aircrew, maintenance and ground support personnel that make the airplane successful. Yes, we are very proud of all of them!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Hobart</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jet Mech says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Great story once again Mike. Really like the way you recognized all involved, pilots/ground crews. The guys who fly & maintain all these aircraft (fixed & rotary wing) that work in close proximity with our ground troops are a breed all their own.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jet Mech</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Michael Yon in Kandahar says:</title>
			<link>https://michaelyon-online.com/warthog.htm#comment-9361</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Corrections/cla rifications: I made mistakes in two sentences in the dispatch. Firstly, the A-10 gun is not canted down. I'll never listen again to an F-14 pilot when talking A-10s. This is purely my error. Secondly, I identified the LUU 19 illumination as BLU 19. I stood right under the wing next to the rockets and wrote BLU 19 instead of LUU. It's loud out there, but not that loud. (Note to self: Get ears checked.) There were a number of other "corrections" by commenters above. However, those all appear to be incorrect. For instance, 30mm vs Afghan mud walls is not a clear match. According to British infantry I have been with, and one A-10 pilot, HEI rounds have a poor chance against the walls. (Ross Kemp video points to some blemishes on a compound in Helmand, which he identifies as 30mm hits.) One thing is certain: many of our British friends are convinced that 30mm rounds can be stopped by the mud. However...the depleted uranium and training rounds might crash through. Some American infantry soldiers here in Kandahar Province insist that .50 cal SLAP rounds will punch through, but takes many hits. Again...this is tricky. Afghanistan is a big country and construction varies. Rounds vary. Circumstances vary. (Range/angle/ro und/wall...etc. ) Michael]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Michael Yon in Kandahar</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>LT says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[My husband was Nimrod 26 at Myrtle Beach AFB and England AFB, the sound of those engines still gives me goose bumps. And the sight of that plane is awe inspiring. I know he touches the face of God now and is forever proud of his time in the Warthog.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>LT</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 07:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>A. Brit says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Outstanding. I think Rick Rescorla was Cornish ? "Celtic fringe", yes, but not Welsh.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>A. Brit</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Davinci_shadow says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Never had the pleasure of being close to one....Never heard the whine of those beautiful fans, or heard the roar out of that cannon's ferocious maw, but oddly enough this plane has been a favorite of mine since I was 13 years old in '79 and bought a model kit of the A10. It's very different-ness intrigued the young artist I was then. It hung by black threads in a special spot from the ceiling in my room, right next to my other favorites, a P-38 and a 1/24 scale F-4 phantom, blue angels edition. The moment I opened the box and read the specs on this amazing aircraft, that came printed with the instructions, I was hooked. That amazing downward curved wingtip, and the all business looking cannon had me zooming that model around my room, mowing down my star wars figures and making imaginary mincemeat of my little plastic green army men. It was me in that armored cockpit, strapped in and coming in on the targets inverted, to snap over only at the last minute, to let loose with that glorious cannon. The stories over the years since then about this amazing bird have NEVER disappointed me, and instead have only served to justify my adolescent love affair. The A10 is truly the baddest of the bad. Perhaps some day I will have the opportunity to get close enough to one that I can snap my own pin-ups, and hang them on my wall to remind me of my youth, and one mechanical hero that I've never quite outgrown. Godspeed, Hog pilots and Crews! and Michael....stay safe bro.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Davinci_shadow</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Paul Lindenberg says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Good stuff. The A10 is the machine! A superb article and images. Lucky you to get close up. Paul Lindenberg EDITOR eDIGImag®USA and le Cirque Volant (The Flying Circus) emagazine.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Paul Lindenberg</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jerry says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I just wish we had a few of them in Viet Nam... on a few occassions, they would have been excellent! But-- picture Iwo Jima with a couple of FAC's in OV-10's, a couple of ALO's and their ROMAD's on the ground and a squadron or two of WARTHOG's loaded for bear! I do believe that the USMC casaulties would have been MUCH different... can you imagine being able to use the HOG on the Pacific Islands during the march to Tokoyo? YES, it would have been unleashing a dragon!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jerry</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>DesertYote says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Some already titled a post "Go Ugly Early" :-) Fighters are cool and all, but for pure awesomeness, nothing beats an A-10. It has been my favourite since its introduction. I still remember vividly, climbing over one at the 1980 Paris Air Show when I was stationed in Germany (at a Wild Weasel base, yay). The display had a mock-up of the cannon; Oh Boy, made me proud to be an American Airman! I guess I have a thing for air interdiction as my other favourite air craft is the A-6. Thank you for such wonderful photography. I especially like the ones documenting our hero's in action. History owes you much. And the world owes much to the Men and Woman who's commitment to freedom you document.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>DesertYote</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>5050noline says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[@ADvanced Avionix. You heard right about autobahns/motor ways being reinforced in some (straight :o) stretches to operate aircraft from. Some in Germany i used to know of, common in Scandanavia, I even took pictures of one in a ME country. From the air can be identified by turning circle areas at each end of the stretch to be able to taxi/turn the operating aircraft, but you usually need to know pretty much where to look in the first place :o) Its not the sort of information that is easy to come by. Great Article again Michael. Keep up the outstanding work.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>5050noline</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jason says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Don't think that the warthog is a disrespectful name. Warthogs are ferocious, low to the ground, and they tear your shit up. Go Warthogs!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>cas says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Slartibartfast , March 24, 2010 wrote: "...The targeting system shown in Michael's photos appears to be a LANTIRN pod, though." I have to disagree, the Laser Pod on these A10's is (was?) called Pave Penny. Just below the cockpit, to the left of the Nose Gear. I spent 4 years, winning the Cold War, from the UK (RAF Bentwaters/RAF Woodbridge) working on those pods. Also, deploying to various locations in Germany, training for the war that fortunately never came. While there, I heard another myth I was never able to confirm. "Someone said" that certain portions of the Autobahn were designated as "combat reload areas". The A-10, with its' turbofan engines, require less runway to take off or land than it's more glamourous fighter cousins. The way I heard it, they would land on the Autobahn, taxi under an overpass, fill up on fuel, bullets and missles, and then taxi right out and take off... to get right back into the battle. It's such an elegant solution to keep the Wrthogs in the battle, it's probably not true. I loved ever minute that I worked on these; it's great to see them still in the fight!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>cas</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Gary E. Dimig says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[A friend just sent me this article. Damn it, it made me cry. I flew it for 5 years, back in the 80's. I loved it. There was nothing that compared with its ability in air- to- ground work. I am going to be 70 this year, and I still miss flying the "Hog".]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gary E. Dimig</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>debbie cohill says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I worked at Fairchild in Hagerstown Md when we built the Thunderbolt . It was the one of the proudest times of my life . We were lucky enough to watch the pilots fly each and everyone off and I would get goose bumps every time. Even to this day I know that one is overhead just by the sound. And the pride is still there and so are the goose bumps. May the A-10 help to keep our military safe and our nation free.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>debbie cohill</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>S says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Joe, God bless your daughter and all of the 188th from Fort Smith, AR, now in Afghanistan in support of the MD ANG...all of whom proudly work with the A-10 Warthog. If it weren't for the change-over to Warthogs, the FS ANG would have been toast due to BRAC. My boys LOVE to watch the jets fly over...we lived a mile from the airport a year ago, but enjoy their flight patterns over our new home miles from town as well! Michael, thanks again for the awesome photos and the great shout-outs to those who keep it all rollin'! Be safe!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>S</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>TSgt Shawn Thorne says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I was present during your time out here on the Ramp. I watched you taking pictures! This is really quite nice to see the aftermath of such a visitor. I am a Crew Chief (mechanic) on the A-10C. I thoroughly enjoyed your pictures. Thank you for your work! We here would also like to thank everyone out there for their support! Shawn]]></description>
			<dc:creator>TSgt Shawn Thorne</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 05:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Tony says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Great piece! Your book was excellent as well! It is nice to see that a reporter values what our troops are doing. Please keep up the good work!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Don Windt says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mr. Hammond, your statement about the gun slowing down the aircraft is wrong. That's an old wive's tale. Shooting the GAU-8 did not cause the airplane to lose speed. Yes, the nose gear was offset to the side to make room for the cannon in the fuselage. The actual gun was not on the centerline of the airplane. Specifically, as you looked at the gun from the nose of the airplane, the barrel in the 3 o'clock position (the location of the barrel that fired during gun employment) was actually on the centerline of the airplane. Also, the GAU-8 is seven barrels, not six as you stated. I don't know what "cover" you are referencing when you talk about Fairchild's solution to the engine stall problem. If you are talking about the flat plate that is located just aft of the barrel muzzles, that has been standard equipment from day one. Several years ago, an ugly contraption was installed over the front of the gun to divert gun gases under the airplane. It didn't work and was later abandoned. The solution to the engine stall problem is when the trigger is pulled, the engine igniters automatically fire to prevent engine stall/flameout. I flew the Hog for 14 years beginning in 1980.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Don Windt</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 04:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Joe says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[My daughter is there with the 188th Air Guard from Ft Smith, AR. She works in the flight operations and no words can tell how proud we are of her and all members of the 188th. The warthogs will make the entire nation proud of our fighting forces. May God richly bless them all]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joe</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Steve Schlieper says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Pound for pound, dollar for dollar the A10 is nothing less than a masterpiece of good engineering. This is not to diminish in the least the bugs-in-the-tee th "Sticks" who yank and bank (at considerable peril) over the enemy in the CAS death dance to the great delight of our troops, or the devoted guys/gals on the ground who maintain, fuel and arm to put the birds back in the air. Great Article. Great Pictures.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Steve Schlieper</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Slartibartfast says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sniper targeting pods (I think) Yes, among other things. The Sniper/A-10 integration was completed a few years ago, and it gives them the capability to target LGBs and JDAMs with high accuracy. Among other improvements the A-10 has gotten are the H-764G GPS/INS and F-16-ish 1553 bus. The targeting system shown in Michael's photos appears to be a LANTIRN pod, though. I too love the A-10, and was very happy that I could help extend its life by helping to give it precision targeting capability.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Slartibartfast</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Sra Mahan says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As a crewcheif on these beautiful machines, you did an excellent job on this dispatch. Thank you for recognizing the groundcrews. We dont see too much of that.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sra Mahan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Michael in Kandahar says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thank you for all the comments. Will have some comments later today (circumstances permitting) about accuracy. Looks like there was at least one inaccuracy in my dispatch. Nailing it down, now. However, some of the comments about inaccuracies are themselves inaccurate. Am away from Kandahar Airfield and out with an infantry battalion, so cannot just head over to A-10s to ask questions. Have emailed. V/r, Michael Yon]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Michael in Kandahar</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Kevin says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sorry Trashhauler, but as someone involved with joint ops I can attest to big Air Force's disdain for CAS. And the Navy and Marine Corps had to fight to add a rotary section to the Air Force-created ATO. There are many articles discussing USAF intent to rid themselves of the A-10, pre and post DESERT SHIELD, but the fighter mafia could not ignore the A-10s fantastic performance during DESERT SHIELD and beyond. With the unfortunate retirement of the A-6 Intruder the A-10 is the only true fixed-wing CAS platform in our inventory. The F/A-18 & JSF have a CAS capability but one platform cannot do all things as well as a dedicated platform like the A-10. Great article and extra kudos for ensuring the enlisted side of the mission was written on as well.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Keith says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[...yet, so agile and resilient. Hard to take down, too. I loved watching them soar around in "Transformers".]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Keith</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Drak says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The A-10's gun is NOT canted...just backing up other posts. The guns on fighters set up for dogfighting ARE canted UP! This part is true. However the A-10's gun is set up like this: The GAU-8 is a 7 barreled gattlin style weapon system. The entire gun systems is set off to the left of the pilot (the nose landing gear is set to the RIGHT of the pilot). The Firing barrel of the gun is set at the roughly 7 oclock possition of the gun, and is centered DEAD on the centerline of the jet. The reason for this is to provide the most stable gunnery platform possible. With the gun set up this way, the pilot has a very easytime setting up his "pepper track" and putting rounds on target. The IFFCC takes care of the math, all he has to do is get the pipper on target. Now, the gun does APPEAR to be canted when sitting on the ground, on most (every jet sits a little different) jets it appears to point down a little. There are many reasons for this (mostly the nose gear strut). Again, I still thank Mr. Yon for his great work in getting the accomplishments of my comrades out there!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Drak</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Drak says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oh, for those living in or around Avon Park florida or Ft. Drum NY...Sorry for the noise, but I dont think we are going to stop bombing and strafing your area anytime soon. For the last 3 years all my TDY's are to the same places...Avon park, Ft. Drum, and DM. If you look up and see a MD tail flash, that's us. We got some of the best pilots and best maitainers out there...so your houses are safe (but I make no promises LOL!). Forgot to add on my last post...The gun is amazing, mechanically it is a work of art, there is nothing like it in the world. When the Iranians wanted A-10s, the US gave them F-14s instead, mostly due to the gun! I have seen first hand what it can do to a target, and a couple hundred rounds of HEI ammo will ruin anyones day, I dont care what you hiding in, behind or around. There are many Insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq that in the last few years that did not understand this...and they are no longer with us, of this I am certain!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Drak</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Drak says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I was serving with the 451st EAMXS (175th AMXS normally) and would like to thank Mr. Yon for his excellent work putting this article together. I was there when he was working on this peice. All of the men pictured in this article I am proud to call my comrades and all served extremely well. I have been working on this jet for the last 5 years and in Air Force parlance have a "7 level" in Armament (just as to add a little wieght to my comments). There is a very popular myth that the Gun will slow the jet down, as cool as this sounds, it doesnt. In fact a number of systems are built into the jet to keep the gun from effecting the flight of the aircraft (Rounds limiting by the GCU, wing slats and engine ignitors). During our combat trour in Afghanistan we flew LU-19 flares for IR illumination. Very helpful for NVG equipped pilots attempting helicopter insertions. The LU-2 flares are the "illuminators" with 2-million candle power. Also, it is nice to see that there are so many fans of our nasty, ugly jet. The A-10C conversion has been incredibly painful. And as advanced as this jet is now, it didnt come with out a price. We worked our tails off keeping the "advanced" systems working. ARC-210 radios and JDAMs all come with a maintenance cost. In some ways the old 'A model was better (at least easier to work on). I have worked on both. Again, thanks Mr. Yon for the great work, I will notify the NCO's and Airman pictured here so they can check out your work!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Drak</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jack E. Hammond says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Folks, The original cannon for the USAAF and Russian P-39s was a 37mm cannon. That was why the Russians like the P-39s they got. The British ordered the P-39 designated the P-400 which had the 37mm cannon replaced with a 20mm cannon. The British did not like the P-400 and the USAAF took them and sent them to the SE Pacific and the USAAF pilots "hated" the P-37 or the P-400. Neither had the ability to get to altitude and were dead meat with the Zeroes out of Lae. (trivia: the first P-400 tested had four .303 machine guns mounted in the nose above the prop spinner, but the British went back to two .303s above the prop and two .303s in each wing - ie the Pacific the USAAF put two .50 calibers above the prop) The P-63 solved the problems of altitude that the P-37 and P-400 had. It could be fitted with either a 37mm cannon or a 20mm cannon. Most were sent as Lease Lend to the Free French Air Force or the Red Air Force. The 37mm cannon was not a high velocity weapon like the US 37mm antitank cannon. But a medium velocity weapon. But if a 37mm HE shell hit an aircraft, that aircraft was a goner. The Russians say it is a myth that they wanted the P-37 because it was a great ground attack aircraft. Most air to air engagements over the Eastern Front in Europe took place at 10,000 feet or lower. And they stated it was an excellent fighter for engaging other aircraft. Which is the reason that Stalin sent a letter to FDR asking that the P-37 have #1 priority. Jack E. Hammond .]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jack E. Hammond</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>trashhauler says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Some commenter posted: "the A-10's were not part of the original deployment package to support Desert Storm." That's wrong. I was an airlift flow cell chief in the Military Airlift Command (MAC) CAT on the day we began to respond to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait. The A-10s at Myrtle Beach were the unchanging highest priority Air Force assets in an often-changed priority list validated by HQ USCENTCOM. The duty ready brigage (DRB) of the 82nd Airborne was sometimes before, sometimes after, depending on the latest frantic message from Tampa. Anti-tank TOW missiles and launchers were also right up there while we waited for the armored division equipment to arrive by sea. As I recall, the only unit consistently getting higher priority for airlift in the first days was the CENTCOM HQ itself. The A-10s were always right up front in the Air Force deployment package.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>trashhauler</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jack E. Hammond says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Folks, I wrote an article on the A-10A in the early 1980s for one of those SOF type magazines that ever magazine publisher was putting out (Hey, it paid the bills!) "The 30mm Cannon and the Stall" story. To wit, when the 30mm cannon was first fired in test, there was a problem engine "compressor stall" with the ingestion of the cannon gases, into on or both of the engines. So the newspapers got the story and wrote it as "flight stall" which is when an aircraft goes to slow and looses lift. Two different animals. Its a common problem with about all jets they have to come up with a fix. The "fix" Fairchild came up with was that cover you see on the front of the six barrels at the nose of the A-10. Also, a recent article in an aviation magazine whose reporter went to the main A-10 squadron for training pilots, stated that firing the A-10 30mm cannon is a "perishable skill" and he likes pilots to get to fire the cannon at least one time a week. Also, with the improved C models of the A-10 they have new gun sight connected to GPS they can hit targets at 5 miles range. On one aviation forum I asked a retired A-10 pilot who flew the A-10 in the 1980s. He stated that is a great improvement. Although he said they trained firing the 30mm cannon firing HEI rounds at extreme distances in a sort of lobe mode (think of aiming the garden hose at the kids playing) with decreased accuracy as an area weapon to keep the bad guys with antiair weapons heads down. Jack E. Hammond .]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jack E. Hammond</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Art Durante says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In 2003, just after the invasion of Iraq, I was with a unit in Baghdad. We had gotten mortared from an old abandoned factory building nearby. An A-10 was called in to deal with the problem. I had been in the Army a long time by then, and I had seen and heard them at the National Training Center many times. I thought I knew what to expect...but I was wrong. I had never been on the ground under them when they went in for REAL! It was awesome! There is no way to put into printed words that great burping, chugging, roaring, BLASTING sound they make. It is truly the sound a dragon would make if there were dragons. The cheers from the soldiers on the ground were loud enough to be heard by the pilot. The sound of those turbofan engines is with me today as it was then. Combat - mortar explosions - soldiers screaming - A10s diving in - cannon fire - rounds exploding - debris flying into the air -- It all added up to an adrenalin high that took hours to wear off. Thanks guys, and thanks to you Michael.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Art Durante</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>HawgDriver says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Emotive article, but it and some of the comments are factually as full of holes as a T-55 on the Highway of Death. Having flown the A-10 in three wars in three theaters (Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq), I can tell you that the Air Force does NOT want to get rid of the Warthog, nor would we ever give up the CAS mission. The gun is NOT canted downward and is not centerline boresighted to keep the aircraft from going out of control. Nor does the force of firing slow the aircraft down, albeit when 2,000 pounds are spinning at 4,000 RPM the old "right-hand-rul e" does cause the nose of the aircraft to tuck. The only mist that comes from the gun is the mist that is left of what the GAU-8 30mm cannon was shooting. Mud walls offer no protection from even our training rounds. However, we WILL support our Army and USMC (and USAF JTAC) brothers unto our last round, last drop of gas, and last breath.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>HawgDriver</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>simon no says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I saw a pair of A-10s over Sacandaga also. It was in the mid 1980's and I was in a boat with friends taking turns water skiing. We were at the north end of the lake near the dam. I think the lake is a big landmark in a lightly populated area. It is easy to find for navigation.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>simon no</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Scooter says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dominican Republic designed A-10 Warhog. Great plane of all time!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Scooter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Mallory says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the article and great pics. My husband is with the 175th Wing - MD ANG and just got back from Kandahar. He works in AMMO and is responsible for making, delivering and loading the ammunition on the A-10s!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Mallory</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Fred Barnabe says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[When comparing the A-10 to any other fighter jet, it is the "young bull old bull " story. The A-10 being the old bull of course.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Fred Barnabe</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>WHITELIGHTNING says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[WERE CLOSE AIR SUPPORT AIRCRAFT. WITH MIDENGINE SHAFT DRIVEN.FOR GROUND SUPPORT. W/20 MM CANNON.VERY EFFECTIVE AT GROUND LEVEL. BELL AIRCRAFT MFG.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>WHITELIGHTNING</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Whitelightning says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[If i remember right didn't they have the "P-39 AIR-COBRA.It had a 20mm cannon mounted in the nose & they USED IT FOR CLOSE AIR SUPPORT in WW2....Just a little history.Unfortu natly the russiians got ahold of it with the LEND-LEASE program.It ws a beast TOO.Anyone can elaborate? Ken&Whitelightn ing(British restored TriumphSpitfire )]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Whitelightning</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jarvi says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[This by far is my favorite, I recall driving through the back woods of Wisconsin only to look in my rear view mirror finding two hogs tracking my every move.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jarvi</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>jp says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I see a pulitzer here for Mr Michael Yon...very well done and reported]]></description>
			<dc:creator>jp</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Matthew Chisholm says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I remember the first time I saw an A-10 was on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan in 1983 or ealry 84. Impressive then, impressive now. I've never understood why the Marine Corps didn't buy any of these... it couldn't be THAT tought to beef up the gear for carrier landings and/or fold the wings, or whatever the reason was. Great report, as usual.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Matthew Chisholm</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:08:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>shawn scott says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Back in the 80's when i was a kid my dad would take me over to Warren Grove, a firing range in the Pine Barrens of NJ. I t was awesome! like a personal airshow. F4, A4, F16 and A7 would come in for there strafing or bomb runs, but the one we really enjoyed was the A-10. The incredible flatulating sound of the big cannon letting loose nearly stopping the plane in mid flight. then the hard high arcing bank left....ooooh the memories! THe other memory is at a NASCAR race at dover where they did a 2-ship A-10 flyover then one of them came back and did a lap INSIDE the race track! Thank you A-10 pilots and crew and all of our amazing US military, keep up the great work! wish i was there with you. Thank you Michael for the great article!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>shawn scott</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 15:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Hugh says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I was a jet engine mech on these birds in the early 80's at Myrtle Beech, S.C. and loved ever minute of it.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Hugh</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>CM says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Back in '76, I would watch the trial birds flying over Davis Monthan- Saturdays were special, while working as a volunteer at the Pima County Air Museum... In the '80's, going across the line with the Canadian Reserves to Yakima, we'd watch the '10's strafing on the ranges next door to our trace... To this day, I run all my computers with an A10 cursor, courtesy of the defunct ACC website of the mid '00's.. A very special article for me, Mr. Yon- keep up the outstanding work1]]></description>
			<dc:creator>CM</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Gene says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The article was very good, but had very little information about the capabilities of the WartHog. It's probably the best close air support aircraft ever built, what with its ability to loiter over the battlefield and its redundant control systems. I won't go into a lot of detail here, but look up A-10 on Wikipedia and you'll be even more amazed by this supposedly "obsolete" aircraft.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gene</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Tony Dultz says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[640 was my aircraft from 1996 until it went to grow up to be an A-10C. It was once assigned to the 104th in Mass. I miss this working on this jet every day. Glad to see it is still raking care of business and it looks great. Great article, thanks for sending chills up my spine and a smile on my face!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Tony Dultz</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>War Pig says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Y'all should be quiet now. All this praise for a perfect weapon will surely offend the current regime. The Boys & I from Myrtle Beach, secured these magnificent hellions at King Fahd International Airport, Saudi Arabia during Desert Shield/Storm.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>War Pig</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Rob Hutchins says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I cut my teeth on the A-10 as a weapons load crew member (3 man). I was assigned to the 23TFW from 88 - 91 and the 917th FW from 91 - 92. I've worked F-16's since but the A-10 will always be my favorite. Awesome aiframe. The A-10 is one of the easiest airframs to work from a weapons perspective. I can only imagine what they are like now with all the upgrades.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Rob Hutchins</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>JG says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[There is no better aircraft suited for the job that the A-10 does. There is nothing currently on the drawing board to replace it except for the F35. The F-35 is a far cry from an A-10 and will never be able to compare to the weapons and armament that the A-10 can carry and deliver. The A-10C is second to none when it comes to ground support aircraft. Good article, again the gun pointing down is news to me too.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>JG</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Dom says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Great story, as ever, Michael. Thanks! Been a long time fan of the Hog since being a teenager in England in the 80s. I lived about 20 miles up the coast from an RAF bombing range, and over the years I saw just about every ground attack/strike aircraft in NATO service fly past to use the range. I loved hearing the whistle of the turbofans throttling back whenever a pair of A10s flew by (often only a few dozen feet above the level of the 70 foot high cliff-top near my house!), but the weirdest sound was a grating noise that sounded like heavy furniture being dragged across a wooden floor. Had me baffled for weeks, until I realised it was the sound of A10 cannon fire from 20 miles distant!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Dom</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Larry Stack says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bravo Zulu Mike! Fantastic work!!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Larry Stack</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>msavwah says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Have been fascinated with A-10's since the first time I saw and heard one strafe a range in training. The 30mm just sounds absolutely sick! I had never seen a picture or a video of one so I was completely blown away with this thing when first introduced to it in action. First impression was something like "WTF WAS THAT?! I Love it!! Could never imagine the pucker factor being on the business end of one of these things. Coming from the airborne infantry, the only other USAF fixed-wing airframe that compares is Spooky and that is because they are both family in a very special way and in a class of their own. My favorite picture here is the flare dispensers, have never seen that before. Very cool Thx Michael. Oh and im down with the robot love too! Those things are mind boggling.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>msavwah</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>SPortz says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[At Ft Riley KS during tank maneuvers, you would see the A-10's fly over from Topeka to go play. During GLFW 1, I lived with a friend in a "berm" home meaning it was buried to the roof on one side. Only took a couple times of them circling the house to figure out that from the air, it probably looked like a bunker and the A-10's were lighting us up. Roommate and I discussed painting a bed sheet with red cross-hairs and attaching it to the roof, but decided against it....]]></description>
			<dc:creator>SPortz</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>deogi says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Since the 30mm will not penetrate Afgan walls does that mean it won't penetrate s**t. Sorry could not pass up on that.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>deogi</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Mark says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[When I was in the IL Army NG in the 80's we often trained at Ft. McCoy, WI. I was awestruck each time I watched these magnificent aircraft making their runs over the bombing range. We could see the brownish smoke pouring out of their 30mm cannons more than a few seconds before we could hear the guttural growl of the firing. Often the A-10's would turn completely on their sides, seemingly barely above the ground, and make absolutely shocking turns to the left or right. At night we'd see the flares and hear the trademark staccato burping sound, often followed by a flash and a rumble as they released something nasty on some unseen and mangled piece of obsolete military hardware. As an infantryman, I thanked God these machines and these pilots were on our side and must admit I drew great comfort in knowing so. Great topic and great job or reporting, Michael! Thanks!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Shortimer52 says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Before the Iraq war kicked off I was at a base where F-16, F-18, Harrier, and these guys took off. I always knew the sound when they took off you could hear that engine. While we were fighting our way to Baghdad in March 2003 I saw one of these bad boys go toe to toe with some Iraq military. I’ll never forget it and it freaked me out how loud that gun was, sounded like the devil screaming. Still makes the hair on my arms stand up. Being that I was an anti tank guy on the ground I always thought of the A-10 as my brothers in the sky.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Shortimer52</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>lcdrugo says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With all the Warthog love notes being traded in these comments I feel the need to give respect to the Reaper photo. Robots need love too!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>lcdrugo</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>tez says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[so why are you losing?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>tez</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jim R. says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Minor correction: The IR flares launched from the SUU-25s are LUU-19s (not BLU-19). Great article, but wish you'd put in a full shot of the Warthog nose art!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jim R.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Carl Youngblood   says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Needs to check facts . The bullets don't fly in a laser-like stream, but sort of spray in a lethal mist,A-10 cannons are tilted down so that the pilot can fly level while strafing. both FALSE]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Carl Youngblood  </dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Fellow MDANG Member says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thanks Maryland ANG. You guys ROCK!!!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Fellow MDANG Member</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jimbo says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Back in the late 80's, when I was a cadet, I would drill with NYS National Guard units up at Ft. Drum - for fun - on weekends. I recall practicing driving around an M113 in a huge open area and seeing these warthogs coming in. First time I saw one, I couldn't help but notice it was coming straight at me from long off. Just for the heck of it (and b/c I was practicing my driving) I made a sharp left turn. The warthog immediately turned to his right and stayed on me. I figured it was a coincidence, but decided to make a sharp right turn back. Again, right away, this guy kept his nose on me. Some sort of primal feeling made all my hair stand on end. So I started going back and forth as hard as I could like a maniac and this plane just stayed on me like glue and coming in fast. It passed over me - dead on me - at about 250 feet and about a second later I heard BBBRRRRWWWAAAPP ! Holy Shit! That guy was trackin me with LIVE AMMO, and I was next to a live fire range! (Guys in my track were all screamin WTF?! ha ha.) They kept doing that. "Boys from Syracuse" I think they were. Good training. Very glad they were on my side.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jimbo</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Di says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[My grandfather worked on the gunning systems of these planes and worked on writing the technical/maint enance manuals for them while in Tucson. i heard from my family that when the first gulf war happened, he received some phone calls on how to fix some issues they were having. I'm just so proud that not only was he a hero in the army in WWII but his work as a civilian Air Force employee is helping to protect soldiers even now, after his death.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Di</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>mike1234 says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[thank god for you yanks.2 days ago the british goverment were forced to say how much money from the uk coffers are spent on the uk armed forces. it works out at 0.27 cents out of every dollar raised in taxes.yes 0.27 cents .or 3 billion pounds per year.but our benifit bill for unmarried mothers illigal immigrants so called aysslum seekers was 187 billion pounds.so thank god for america]]></description>
			<dc:creator>mike1234</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>John F Welch says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Michael Yon the Warthog was developed as a counter to Russian tanks in Europe little did we know it would finally be accorded it's just reward. Its outstanding range, pilot protection and fan engines make it a great ground attack weapon. My 100 Missions over North Vietnam in an F 4 leaves me to believe that it could have served well there also.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>John F Welch</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Mark Holdgrafer says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I was a Huey crewchief for 1/4 Cavalry at Ft. Riley KS in the mid 80's and we would get the occasional Warthog support on our training missions. It is quite an impressive sight to have a Warthog fly directly over the top of your Huey right after you set down to pick up a recon team. Their moves really did seem to defy physics.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Mark Holdgrafer</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>deadgeneral24 says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The A-10 is a fantastic bit of hardware. I was lucky enough to have one in support of my unit while pushing North along HWY 1 into Baghdad back in '03. The pilot took out a T55 and T62 tank along with 3 BMPs and a number of dismounted infantry in one quick pass with it's cannon. Absolutely awesome to witness and more importantly spared us a great deal of risk. The 30mm literally turns a human being into a vapor. Semper Fi Warthog]]></description>
			<dc:creator>deadgeneral24</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:43:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>RE: Warthog</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Full team, 1/2 a team, I don't care. If I could have a 'hog' available in the sky during the day and a Spectre to tuck me in at night, that is livin' large. And woe be to the interlopers.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Wes</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>troychief162 says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[When I was in Jbad from 04-05 we would occasionally see A-10's fly over or around, taking care of business. Always brought a smile to my face and gave me a good feeling to know they were around. God Bless the pilots that fly them.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>troychief162</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Michael Hoger says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Back in the late 70's and early 80's the A-10's used to make bomb runs over the area we deer hunted in central WI. The pilots were so low that we could see them wave at us. It's great to see that this awsome machine is still doing the job for our team and the Brit's. God's speed to our men and women in the armed services...my son is a U.S. Marine.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Michael Hoger</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>brian pratt says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Do not fail to cature the human aspect of these photos. The looks of perserverance and determination make me proud. God bless America!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>brian pratt</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Marvin D. says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As a former Army Air Defender (Duck Hunter), I am glad they are are on our side. I remember participating in exercises in Fort Polk, LA back in the 80s. The A-10s would clean our clocks. They would fly just above tree level and you couldn't hear them until they passed you. Then they would turn and be right on top of you before you could blink. Great story and fond memories.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Marvin D.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jack The Fac says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The greatest aircraft I ever flew was (and is) the A-10. "Hogdrivers" were also a great community of aviators - not so much dash; an overload of determination, skill and guts. My hat is off to those still flying the mighty Hog-C version against America's enemies. The best picture on the wall in my bar is an A-10 taxiing out for a mission with the following quote from the Bible below: "And when the Angel opened the next seal, there appeared a Pale Rider on a Grey Steed. Death was his name and Hell followed after him." Check six and throw a nickel on the grass for me! Great article and coverage, Michael.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jack The Fac</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Will Cushman says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Another great Dispatch. The Air Force has made lots of noise about getting rid of the A-10s- not glamorous enough for the fighter jocks who call the shots, I guess. Why not transfer the units to the Army? That way the fighter jocks could have their hi tech, high cost Space Cadet rides and the ground troops could have an additional tightly integrated ground support resource.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Will Cushman</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Sean D. says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The GAU cannon will NOT stall the A-10. This is a persistant myth that goes along with the aircraft's mystic. http://www.economicexpert.com/a/GAU:8.htm The article explains in more detail. Semper Fi.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sean D.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Orion says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I love this plane - I'm an Army Chinook maintainer, but hey! There was a story I heard that supposedly took place during Desert Storm. An interrogator asked an Iraqi prisoner how they knew that A-10's were operating in their area. He replied, "Stuff starts exploding." Seems about right. Orion]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Orion</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Greg says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I live in Tucson AZ ...we are honored to have the 355th TFW and thier A-10's based here. I have been raised watching the warthogs fly over our city all the time .... it is such a war plane and a symbol of great American engineering , graceful yet deadly. People say the aircraft is ugly .... I have ever seen a more beautiful aircraft ever! ( F-15 is close second) Warthogs forever !]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Alexander D. Mitchell IV says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[My thanks for your coverage. As it turns out, we know Lt. Col. Murphy: http://beerinbaltimore.blogspot.com/2010/03/baltimore-beer-drinker-abroad.html]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alexander D. Mitchell IV</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Kenny Komodo says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thanks Michael for another terrific story and pictures.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Kenny Komodo</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>J Lindsay says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[" I have heard many times that Warthog pilots are at a career disadvantage to fighter pilots, and it is obvious to me that the Air Force would prefer to concentrate on pretty fighter jets, rather than ugly (but extremely useful) close-air support planes. Lee Keller King , March 23, 2010 " Lee: That would be wrong. This A-10 is what the jocks love. It is greasy nasty, dirty and like the F-4 Phantom, a double-ugly. But they LOVE it trust me. Especially when it evokes the love you see from the ground pounders.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>J Lindsay</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>heyboom says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Thanks to those in the know who are defending the Warthog from some of the negative comments. Nice to hear from you folks. I had the good fortune to serve as a boom operator in the KC-135 and the KC-10 back in the 80's. Had a chance to refuel the A-10 on many occasions. Two incidents come to mind; one mission over Germany, had a newbie doing refueling training, and he overshot the contact. I raised the boom to get it out of the way but when he looked up he got into a PIO. The side of his nose hit the end of the boom and put a big gash in it just to the left of the cannon. The flight lead looked at it and decided to head home, so I always take credit for one kill in my career! The second was when we departed the Azores with four A-10's to drag back to New Hampshire. We were scheduled to refuel them right after level off, but we were both still too heavy...we couldn't fly slow enough, even with gear and flaps down and they couldn't fly fast enough (they each had six wing tanks, if I recall correctly). The refueling speed for the A-10 was 200 KIAS, the same as a C-130. By contrast, the F-15 refueling speed was 315 KIAS. I consider those who flew it to be very lucky, indeed.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>heyboom</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jonathan Devens says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Great pics and words. Lived for a while up in Vermont where, I believe, they made (make?) the cannon (GE?) I used to drive to school through the Jericho/Underhi ll area where they had a test firing range for the cannons. Always knew when they were firing! BRAAAAAAAAPPPPP P! (sorry, close as I can get!_ I also remember the VTANG used to fly Phantoms (back in the 80's) and I would love to watch them fly around the area- Awesome! They would do mock dogfights over I-89 and I'd pull to the shoulder and watch. Used to deliver pizzas to the base and they'd let me peek into the planes- I remember peeking into the cockpits of the F-16's after they transitioned to them from the F-4. Used to drive right up onto the flightline and park my car 20 ft from the F-16's...... something tells me that's no longer the case! God bless these brave men; Pilots, ground crews.... everybody over there; And those with the guts to stand with us.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jonathan Devens</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Wayne Brownell says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I was a proud ground pounder who had the honor to participate in five National Training Center rotations, Fort Irwin CA, in the late 80s and early 90s. Watching them beautiful beasts go in while your unit is in the valley of death, or from Brigade Hill, or hear the dragon's roar at the live fire ranges, at north Ft Irwin, was memory stirrer. Now seeing your photos brings back the heart pounding excitement I had watching the A10 fly. As a side note, prior to my getting out in 92, the USAF had changed their close air support understanding with the Army. Following the blue on blue incidents in DS/DS USAF would go out to 30 kms from forward line of troops (FLOT) and commence their close air support missions. Glad to see that has changed. Wayne]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Wayne Brownell</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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