. . "And I understand the dilemma we???re facing.???Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said the Air Force is ???absolutely committed to the close-air support mission??? and repeated the statistic that 80 percent of close air support missions in Afghanistan are flown by aircraft other than the A-10.???We will not let it drop,??? James said. ???We are going to cover it, and we can cover it with other" . .