Dozens of US A-10 Thunderbolt II Arrive in Clark Air Base, Philippines

YouTube ^ | 12/03/2023 | War Is Boring

[Paul R.]

Poster says use of their text is forbidden without permission, so, link only:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfYhXzPRkqA

[Paul R.]

Looks like the US is really beefing things up around Philippines, and, judging from the comments, most Filipinos are glad to see it.

Another vid shows F-16's arriving for air combat drills:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkCdiLB6vfE

[grobdriver]

judging from the comments, most Filipinos are glad to see it

:)

The opposite of "Brothel and bar owners hardest hit"

[butlerweave]

Helping the Chinese Communist Party invade someplace ?

[EvilCapitalist]

Love the A-10 Warthog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHum4v-0res

[PGalt]

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/philippines/summaries

[PGalt]

Comments at source BUMP!

[Yo-Yo]

One last hurrah for the Hog before the Air Force finally kills it off.

[Hot Tabasco]

What’s the home base of these A-10’s? There’s a squadron here at Selfridge air base in S.E. Michigan

[butlerweave]

Maybe Biden is selling them to the Chinese Communist Party , pilots included

[Big Red Badger]

BeRAAAAAPP!

[al_c]

Love the A-10 Warthog.

Amazing aircraft. I was in Austin when the first Iraq war broke out, lived near Bergstrom AFB. I used to like to watch the F-4s flying around down there. When the war was building up, A-10s joined those F-4s practicing maneuvers. Wow! What a sight ... what a sound!!!!! I just stood there with my jaw on the ground watching those birds.

[PGalt]

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2023/12/philippines-islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-catholic-church-jihad-bombing-that-killed-3-and-injured-50

[TangoLimaSierra]

Wing Ping

[steve86]

“Maybe Biden is selling them to the Chinese Communist Party , pilots included”

That makes a lot of sense /s

[PGalt]

https://www.jihadwatch.org/2023/11

Movember 2023 from Mohammedans

[Vermont Lt]

Is the Phillipines closer to the Middle East than, say the East Coast of the US. The A10 is a ground support, anti tank tool. By the time there are tanks on Taiwan, I imagine there will be hundreds of transport ships and a couple of aircraft carriers on the bottom of the straits. In other words, it will be over.

I COULD see them in the skies over Yemen, shooting up some Houthi. Or flying over souther Lebanon.

The only other place that would make any sense is Korea. But again,they would more likely be in Japan.

[pterional]

OS on the tail would indicate they are out of Osan Korea. Providing security to the DMZ and preventing Kim Jong Un from invading South Korea.

[pierrem15]

In the novel The Hunt for Red October one of the more interesting scenarios was distracting a Soviet fleet near the US with regular fighter bombers and then having several A-10s come in low and slow with their guns ready. Those 30mm DU shells would do major damage to any ship, especially if they hit munitions stores.

[pierrem15]

Any ship foolish enough to come within range of a shore based A-10 would be in serious danger.

[steve86]

“Is the Phillipines closer to the Middle East than, say the East Coast of the US. “

??? And fly right over communist China to get there?