WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- A group of A-10 Thunderbolt fighter jets has arrived in the Middle East where they will be used to halt the spread of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
The A-10s, or Warthogs, are currently the center of Washington debate -- senior defense officials want to retire the 283 remaining A-10s to save nearly $4 billion, while many feel such a move would cut off one of the military's more powerful tools.