Major General James Post III was fired for saying that the retirement of the A-10 Warthog amounted to 'treason ' The incident added fuel to a controversy over efforts to retire the low-flying , tank-killer plane highly regarded by ground troops . In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, he said it would be 'a mistake' if the service did not keep its planes in service.
Major General James Post III was fired for saying that the retirement of the A-10 Warthog amounted to 'treason ' The incident added fuel to a controversy over efforts to retire the low-flying , tank-killer plane highly regarded by ground troops . Post said he told the group the Air Force did n't want to get rid of the plane but needed to because of budget constraints .