<P> In 1991, the announcement came that Myrtle Beach Air Force Base would close . </P> <P> The Myrtle Beach base used the A-10 Warthog jet, and Pat McCullough of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission said the Air Force considered the jet "limited to a low - threat environment", while the Army believed it was "a very powerful close - air support asset ." The Air Force chose to phase out the A-10, which led to the base's closing, but the Army wanted the A-10 to continue flying; the decision to keep the A-10 came after the decision had been made . </P> <P> The base closed 31 March 1993 . </P> <P> The bases's closing was expected to mean losing over 5000 jobs, having 1500 homes to sell, 15 percent fewer students going to area schools, 20 percent unemployment, and $91 million lost in taxes and other revenues . </P>

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