Sen. Ayotte Working To Reverse A-10 Backup Aircraft Inventory Loophole

By Courtney Albon / May 5, 2015 at 12:29 PM
The senator leading the charge to kill the Air Force's proposal to retire the A-10 Warthog wants to repeal language signed into law last year that allowed the service to move some A-10s into a backup aircraft inventory status. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) told reporters at a May 5 press conference that she strongly opposes the language included in the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act that allowed the Air Force to move up to 36 A-10s from an...

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