A-10C Thunderbolt IIs took their final flights at Davis-Monthan AFB, marking the end of nearly 50 years of operations for the aircraft at the installation.
The bill would require the Air Force retain a minimum of 126 of the jets through 2033, and reverse moves to close training and maintenance resources.
For the first time in over a decade, the Air Force will not try to shut down the use of the twin-engine jet known best by its nickname, “Warthog.”
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The Iran War entered its 36th day on Saturday as American forces continued searching for a missing crew member from a downed F-15E fighter jet. Two U.S. rescue helicopters involved in the search for the missing F-15E crew member were hit by Iranian fire during the operation. An anonymous official told the Washington Post that they managed to leave Iranian airspace. Mehr News Agency on Saturday published photos purporting to show a heavily damaged U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at an airbase in Kuwait, claiming it was hit by an Iranian drone while on a search-and-rescue mission for the missing crew member of the downed F-15E. A second U.S. aircraft, an A-10 attack jet, was also lost on Friday. Two U.S. officials told the New York…Open
Iran claimed that its air defenses shot down the A-10, a single-seat jet that can be utilized versus ground targets and light maritime attack planes.