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Lt. Col. Dan Ward, Hanscom Air Force Base

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says DoD's fleet of A-10 jet fighters can't survive long term budget cuts. But Congress says it doesn't want to write them out of ...

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August 20, 2014 4:19 pm

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says DoD’s fleet of A-10 jet fighters can’t survive long term budget cuts. But Congress says it doesn’t want to write them out of next year’s defense budget, so the Pentagon needs to find a different way to pay for the fleet. On In Depth with Francis Rose, Lt. col. Dan Ward of Hanscom Air Force Base shared a way to save the A-10 using some simple math.