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Air Force general reprimanded over A-10 'treason' remark [View all]
Source: Reuters
US | Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:33am EDT
Air Force general reprimanded over A-10 'treason' remark
WASHINGTON | BY DAVID ALEXANDER
(Reuters) - An Air Force major general has been formally reprimanded and removed from his job for telling a group of officers that talking to Congress in a bid to block retirement of the A-10 Warthog amounted to "treason," the Air Force said on Friday.
An investigation of remarks by Major General James Post III, who was the vice commander of Air Combat Command, found that his words to some 300 airmen at Nellis Air Force Base on Jan. 10 may have had a "chilling effect" on some of them, convincing them not to speak with lawmakers.
The incident added fuel to a controversy over efforts to retire the low-flying, tank-killer aircraft, which is highly regarded by ground troops for its ability to provide close air support.
The plane has strong supporters among members of Congress who have so far successfully blocked efforts to retire it.
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Air Force general reprimanded over A-10 'treason' remark
WASHINGTON | BY DAVID ALEXANDER
(Reuters) - An Air Force major general has been formally reprimanded and removed from his job for telling a group of officers that talking to Congress in a bid to block retirement of the A-10 Warthog amounted to "treason," the Air Force said on Friday.
An investigation of remarks by Major General James Post III, who was the vice commander of Air Combat Command, found that his words to some 300 airmen at Nellis Air Force Base on Jan. 10 may have had a "chilling effect" on some of them, convincing them not to speak with lawmakers.
The incident added fuel to a controversy over efforts to retire the low-flying, tank-killer aircraft, which is highly regarded by ground troops for its ability to provide close air support.
The plane has strong supporters among members of Congress who have so far successfully blocked efforts to retire it.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/10/us-usa-defense-reprimand-idUSKBN0N11LT20150410
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