The A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog has performed combat search-and-rescue operations for nearly 50 years. As the U.S. Air Force retires the aircraft, what's next for CSAR remains unclear. (Tech. Sgt.

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 ...

A stubby, slow-flying, decidedly unglamorous aircraft played a vital role in one of the most dramatic episodes in the Iran War — the rescue of two U.S. airmen shot down over southwestern Iran in early ...

America’s unsightly but effective A-10 Warthog jet is being deployed in the Persian Gulf, decades after the service wanted to ...

The decision comes as A-10s have seen increased involvement during Operation Epic Fury in Iran.

The Iran conflict could give Arizona's A-10 program a second life.

The Air Force has agreed to keep three squadrons of the A-10 operational at least until 2029, but its survival beyond then is doubtful. The US Air Force has announced that it is extending the service ...

The squadron that qualifies new A-10 pilots for combat duty graduated its last class of students in April, as the US Air Force moves haltingly toward retiring the venerable ground attack fighter.

The callsign "Sandy," used by U.S. Air Force aircraft and pilots conducting combat search-and-rescue operations, traces to late 1965. Capt. J.W. "Doc" George, a U.S. Air Force A-1 Skyraider pilot, ...