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the confirmed Iraqi equipment losses and fired 90 per-
cent of the precision-guided Maverick missiles; 
Whereas during Operation Allied Force in 1999, A–10s de-
stroyed more field-deployed Serbian weaponry than any 
other allied weapon system, and combat search and res-
cue support from the A–10 was 100 percent effective, 
successfully rescuing one F–117 pilot and one F–16CG 
pilot; 
Whereas during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and Oper-
ation Enduring Freedom in 2001, the A–10 flew 32 per-
cent of the combat sorties in both theaters, and from 
2006 to late 2013, flew 19 percent of close air operations 
in Iraq and Afghanistan; 
Whereas the A–10 is an effective close air support platform 
to counter violent extremist organizations such as the Is-
lamic State in Iraq and Syria, having flown 11 percent 
of Air Force sorties against that organization; 
Whereas the demands for close air support in Iraq and Af-
ghanistan keep the A–10 a relevant platform that re-
quires upgrades; 
Whereas if the A–10 is removed from service, certain gaps 
in responsive close air support, forward air controller, air 
interdiction, strike control and reconnaissance, and com-
bat search and rescue support could widen; 
Whereas the A–10 can be serviced and operated with high 
sortie rates from austere bases with limited facilities near 
battle areas, including unprepared dirt, grass, and nar-
row road runways, and from airfields that are too short 
or rough to handle fast jets; 
Whereas to continue providing unmatched airpower, gain and 
maintain air superiority, and extend global reach, global 
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power is essential to preserving global security and sta-
bility; 
Whereas the A–10 program will support the Air Force, in-
cluding the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve; 
Whereas the A–10 is currently flying in operational combat 
squadrons at Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, 
Idaho, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, 
Warfield Air National Guard Base, Maryland, Fort 
Wayne Air National Guard Station, Indiana, Whiteman 
Air Force Base, Missouri, Davis-Monthan Air Force 
Base, Arizona, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Eglin Air 
Force Base, Florida, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, 
and Osan Air Base, South Korea; and 
Whereas the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, 
with the inventory of 84 A–10s, is responsible for train-
ing and deploying A–10 pilots, whose primary role is to 
support troops on the ground: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) finds that the continued support for the A– 
10 Thunderbolt II program is imperative to national 
security; and 
(2) affirms that Congress should continue to 
support the A–10 Thunderbolt II program in future 
fiscal years because the United States cannot afford 
to risk its security or the security of its allies by al-
lowing that program to fall short of its mission. 
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