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Air Force removes A-10 ‘treason’ general

The Air Force general who said that supporting the A-10 close air support aircraft was a form of treason has been slapped down and removed from his post, the Air Force said.

By , a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy.
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A-10, 1975. (U.S. Air Force photo)

 

 

The Air Force general who said that supporting the A-10 close air support aircraft was a form of treason has been slapped down and removed from his post, the Air Force said.

I think the Air Force should reconsider its ways before it starts being considered the Pentagon’s version of United Airlines.

U.S. Department of Defense

Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1

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