brigadier General robe Post III was fired for saying that the retirement of the 1st Warthog amounted to ' sabotage ' The incident provided fuel to a controversy over whether to retire the low - flying , tank - carrying plane highly manned 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 .
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 .