The 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base has started retiring its A-10s. The base was the first to receive the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft nearly 50 years ago. AdvertisementThe first US Air Force wing to receive operational A-10 attack aircraft nearly 50 years ago has officially begun retiring its fleet and sending them to the Boneyard. AdvertisementThe Air Force has been moving toward retiring the plane since 2015 to free up funds for other projects, preferably platforms that, in the words of Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, "scare China." Coleen Berryhill, 74th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot, flies near a formation of B1-B Lancer and A-10 Thunderbolt II above the Philippine Sea, Nov. 9, 2022.

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Persons: —, BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI, Davis, Scott Mills, Clarence McRae ,, Tristan Truesdell, Razvan Radoescu, Frank Kendall, Coleen Berryhill, Mills Organizations: Davis, Monthan Air Force Base, Thunderbolt, Service, US Air Force, Air Force, 355th Wing, 354th Fighter Squadron, 309th Aerospace, Regeneration, Monthan, Fairchild, Aerospace, Getty, . Air Force, 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Staff, 355th Operations Group, Force, Nevada, 74th Fighter Squadron, Army Locations: Arizona, Tucson , Arizona, AFP, South Korea, China, Philippine