{"id":9867866,"date":"2026-08-06T06:45:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/a-10-armed-airborne-escort-uss-nebraska-ssbn-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T07:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T05:27:18","slug":"a-10-armed-airborne-escort-uss-nebraska-ssbn-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/a-10-armed-airborne-escort-uss-nebraska-ssbn-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Un Warthog cavalcava il fucile di un sottomarino missilistico nucleare"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<p>A U.S. Air Force <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/it\/aerei\/un-facocero-di-10-anni\/\">A-10 Thunderbolt II<\/a> was built to kill tanks. Late last month it was flying cover for something far more valuable than any tank column: a submarine carrying enough firepower to end a war.<\/p>\r\n<p>On July 28, 2026, the Navy photographed one of its Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, USS Nebraska (SSBN 739), running on the surface in the Pacific with a Warthog banking overhead. The images, released through the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service on August 3, capture one of the strangest pairings in the American arsenal: the service&rsquo;s ugliest, most beloved close-air-support jet standing guard over one of its most secretive strategic assets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;color:#333\">Informazioni rapide<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#666;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Evento<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#333\">Armed airborne escort (AAE) exercise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#666;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Data<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#333\">July 28, 2026 (imagery released Aug 3)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#666;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Aeromobili<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#333\">A-10C Thunderbolt II<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#666;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Submarine<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#333\">USS Nebraska (SSBN 739), Ohio-class SSBN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#666;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Posizione<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#333\">Pacific Ocean<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;color:#666;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\"><strong>Command<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#333\">Commander, Submarine Group 9 (Pacific Northwest)<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why a tank-buster is guarding a boomer<\/h2>\r\n<p>Ballistic missile submarines &mdash; SSBNs, or &ldquo;boomers&rdquo; &mdash; are the survivable leg of the nuclear triad. They stay quiet, hidden and constantly at sea, precisely so no adversary can be sure where they are. Their one moment of exposure comes on the surface, near port, transiting to and from patrol. That is exactly the gap an armed airborne escort is meant to close.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>&ldquo;Armed airborne escorts demonstrate joint force readiness to protect SSBNs, ensuring they remain a credible, reliable, and survivable force capable of operating anywhere in the world.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>U.S. Navy<\/strong> &mdash; statement accompanying the release<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=760938261  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/a-10-warthog-over-uss-nebraska-pacific.jpg\" alt=\"A-10C Thunderbolt II over USS Nebraska\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An A-10C banks over the surfaced USS Nebraska during the July 28 escort exercise. U.S. Navy photo by MC1 Ryan Riley \/ DVIDS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>The A-10 turns out to be a surprisingly logical choice for the job. It can loiter low and slow for hours, it carries the fearsome 30mm GAU-8\/A Avenger cannon, and it is far cheaper to keep airborne than a fast jet. For shadowing a slow-moving submarine close to shore, endurance and firepower matter more than speed &mdash; and endurance is something the Warthog has always had in abundance.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Not the Warthog&rsquo;s usual beat<\/h2>\r\n<p>The A-10 has spent almost its entire career over land, chewing up armour and covering troops in contact. Seeing one formate on a nuclear-powered submarine in open ocean is genuinely unusual, and it is why the photos spread so quickly once the Navy posted them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2084570964344385567&theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:520px;border:none;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p>It also lands at a pointed moment. The A-10 is being steadily retired, and every few months brings another &ldquo;final flight&rdquo; story. Images of the jet doing a new and headline-grabbing mission are a reminder of why so many people keep fighting to keep it around. 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