Congressman Seeks $90M in Federal Funds for Michigan Base Runway Ahead of New Fighter Squadron The F-15EX fighter mission is intended to replace the aging A-10 Thunderbolt II squadron, which is set to be retired starting...
Air Force Sent More A-10s to the Boneyard in 2024, But It Continues to Use the Aircraft Overseas The hefty 57-foot, 6-inch wingspan close-support aircraft known as the "Warthog" has been in service since the 1970s, and was...
The Air Force's Biggest Supporter Gets a Spotlight from Gary Sinise in 'The Real American' There aren't a lot of folk legends in America anymore, but pilots at Nellis Air Force Base who flew missions for the past...
Air Force Wants to Send Historic Number of A-10s to the Boneyard in 2025, Continuing Shift Away from Warthogs The Air Force is hoping to retire more A-10 Warthogs in 2025, as the service continues to readjust its overall strategies and...
A-10s Were Saved from Retirement for Years. Congress May Not Swoop to the Rescue This Time. A draft of the House's version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act policy bill would allow the service to reduce...
21 Avenger Salute: Congress Sentences a Batch of A-10s to the Boneyard for the First Time in Decades A-10s from the Indiana Air National Guard's 122nd Fighter Wing will be retired and sent to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base...
Everything You Need to Know About the A-10 'Warthog' Thunderbolt II The Warthog, Hawgs, Thunderbolt II -- whatever you call it, it's the Air Force's flying tank. It's both beloved by ground...
Ukraine Official Says Country Doesn't Want Old American A-10s Yuriy Sak -- an adviser to Ukraine's minister of defense -- says country needs the more modern F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter...
Air Force Open to Sending A-10s to Ukraine for Fight Against Russia Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said that some of America's aging A-10 Thunderbolt combat jets could potentially be given...
Congress Rebuffs Air Force's Plan to Retire Older Aircraft, Putting A-10 Move on Hold Lawmakers would block the retirement of the A-10s again if the recent Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the bill...
5 Soldiers Wounded in Mass Shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia Five soldiers were wounded Wednesday morning in a shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia, one of the highest-profile Army...
My Job Was Army Cook. But Ranger School Didn’t Care, and I Wasn’t Going Home Without a Tab I joined the Army as a cook, thinking it would keep me out of trouble. I wasn’t looking to be a hero; I just needed a reset...
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties The move allows veterans to get 12 months of private treatment without having to request a reauthorization.
Trump Names Himself Chair of LA Olympics Task Force, Sees Role for Military During Games In past Olympic Games held on American soil, sitting presidents have served in passive, ceremonial roles. President Donald...
Military Base Shootings Have Ranged from Isolated Incidents to Workplace Violence and Terrorism The shooting of five U.S. Army soldiers at a base in Georgia on Wednesday is the latest in a growing list of violent...
![](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-11/1time%20evan%20thompson%20real%20american%201200.jpg?itok=_Q-k99Ln "Evan Thompson and his flag at his home in Beatty, Nevada, in the new film "The Real American." (I.F. Productions)")
