Sen. John McCain vows to save A-10 from retirement

McCain said Thursday the A-10 is the best close-air support aircraft ever made and there is "no doubt" Congress will prevent its retirement. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson has 80 of the twin-jet planes and trains A-10 pilots.

McCain says there's no replacement for the jet's close-air support mission and pointed to a June friendly fire in Afghanistan where a B-1 bomber mistakenly targeted American troops, killing five.

The Air Force announced plans earlier this year to retire the jet as a cost-savings measure, but Congress blocked it for a year in June's defense spending bill.

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