A-10 Warthog pilots ran their air conditioning at full blast in -20°F Alaska winters. The reason: “dress to egress.” Pilots ...

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base invited 13 News to watch its A-10 squadron train one last time at the Barry M. Goldwater Range ...

The A-10 Warthog’s designers understood that battle damage in combat would be inevitable—and overengineered the plane to ...

Air Force delays A-10 retirement to 2030 after combat shows the Warthog still fills a role newer jets cannot replace ...

The Air Force planned to retire the A-10 this year, but extended its life as it continues to fly in the Middle East.

The aging attack plane has come close to retirement, but congressional and now military intervention has repeatedly thrown it a lifeline.

The Air Force reversed its plan to decommission the A-10 Warthog by 2029, a decision that affects the attack jet flown out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan. Earlier this year the 107th ...

WASHINGTON, April 20 - The U.S. Air Force secretary extended the life of the A-10 "Warthog" attack plane until 2030, sparing the aging but beloved close air support aircraft that has played an ...

The Pentagon announced Monday that it will extend the service of the A-10 Warthog close air support aircraft through 2030, ensuring it remains in the US arsenal for well over a half-century. The A-10 ...

In an about-face from earlier years, the Air Force announced Monday that it will maintain the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack jet to 2030. “We will EXTEND the A-10 “Warthog” platform to 2030,” Air ...

The A-10 Warthog's retirement is being put on hold after the platform has seen increased action during the Iran war. (Air Force) Editor’s note: This story was updated April 21, 2026, with additional ...

One type of aircraft used by the U.S. in its 2026 war with Iran is the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which is impressive given that the plane first deployed in March 1976, half a century earlier.