davparlr
Senior Master Sergeant
F-14s are already out w/ the USN. USAF is replacing F-16s and A-10s, plus others I think w/ the F-35, and the F-15 is supposed to be replaced by the F-22 eventually.
I am not a fan of replacing the A-10 with the F-35. We had F-86s and F9Fs in Korea and still needed the A-1. In Vietnam we had F-4s, A-7, and A-4s but still needed the A-1, so much so that a new plane was needed, the A-10. The down in the dirt fighting has not changed that much since then. The F-35 will not be hovering around the battlefield giving encouragement (and firepower) to the grunts and depressing the enemy (who is receiving the firepower). The plane continues to prove itself on the modern battlefield. My recommendation, give it to the Army and Marines, I'll bet they would like to have it.