[4K] USAF A-10C Thunderbolt II deployment Zaragoza AFB - Swift Response 23 -

Описание: The Swift Response 23 military exercise began in Zaragoza AFB last week, in which several NATO allied countries deploy their means and pool the capacity of the airborne forces and thus be able to respond effectively in crisis situations.

The maneuvers are carried out in San Gregorio (Huesca, Spain) as well as in Estonia and Greece at the same time with two other exercises; Immediate Reresponse, and Saber Guardian 23.
This exercise format is called combined-set (livex).

Zaragoza AFB will be the one who leads the Livex exercise as it is the main Base organizing the aeronautical props from their detachment office.

In the exercise performed in Zaragoza there were helicopters, ground support equipment, transport aircraft, and fighter jets.

In the case of the A-10C Thunderbolt, it is the first time in more than 10 years that they have been deployed in Spain, just at a key moment for these attack jets, which have very little useful life left.

The Government of the United States has already put on the table the proposal to withdraw 21 units in this year 2023. The future of Close Air Support with these aircraft is assured at least until 2029, when the last operational units will be withdrawn. The USAF calls this move a long goodbye.

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