The Air Force vice chief of staff has denied the service is violating the law by taking actions to retire its fleet of A-10 close-air-support aircraft, such as cutting pilot training hours and canceling modernization work in calendar year 2014. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer told the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee Thursday that the aircraft are fully funded through FY-14, which ends on Oct. 1. He said the Air Force understood, and would comply with,...
