article_snippet.sent: Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh, himself a former A-10 pilot, has said that given budget and personnel constraints, the Air Force needs to retire The plane to save money and free up people to learn to maintain the new F-35 joint strike fighter.
article_snippet.sent: Major General James Post III was asked about the status of the A-10 and began to discuss budget constraints facing the department and the reason for the decision to retire The plane.
article_snippet.sent: In his own written account, Major General James Post III said Major General James Post III told the group Air Force didn't want to get rid of The plane but needed to because of budget constraints.
highlights_snippet.sent: Major General James Post III said Major General James Post III told the group the Air Force didn't want to get rid of the plane but needed to because of budget constraints .