War-Pigs and Hog-Heaven
Already about the dubious endeavor of retiring the remainder of America’s A-10 Thunderbolt II fleet, the U.S. Air Force has set forth it intends to eliminate nearly half its elite Tactical Air Control Party over the coming three years. The Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) is a small but vital team of military personnel tasked with coordinating air and ground forces during Close-Air-Support (CAS) operations. Given their druthers, USAF generals will shrink the service’s TACP contingent from 3,700 to roughly 2,130 personnel—a 44-percent reduction in overall strength.
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