A-10 and LCS, both headed for retirement, spotted together in the Middle East

A-10 and LCS, both headed for retirement, spotted together in the Middle East

The military keeps trying to get rid of both of them, but the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the Littoral Combat Ship keep finding ways to stick around — particularly in the Middle East. The Navy’s 5th Fleet and U.S. Central Command posted photos of the USS Santa Barbara carrying out a live-fire training exercise in the waters of the Persian Gulf. Circling overhead was a single Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, better known as a “Warthog.” The close-air s…