Latest "warthog" stories

Then-1st Lt. Kyle Adkison runs through preflight checks prior to departure in a 188th Wing A-10C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" aircraft, Tail No. 638, at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas, June 3, 2014. (Airman 1st Class Cody Martin/Air National Guard)

A-10C pilot earns top flying award for combat successes in Afghanistan

"The A-10 community is filled with incredible people doing exceptional things in an exceptional aircraft," Maj. Kyle Adkison said.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 days ago

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot calculates air time and determines the aircraft's status upon arrival at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 23, 2022. This aircraft flew from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, in support of a "dynamic force employment" operation, which is designed as a way for Pacific Air Forces to exercise their ability to generate combat air power from dynamic force elements while continuing to move, maneuver, and sustain these elements in geographically-separated and contested environments. (Airman 1st Class Courtney Sebastianelli/Air Force)

A-10 Warthogs to brush up on maritime combat in Pacific deployment

The Air Force is reimagining the role of the A-10C attack plane, a counterterrorism mainstay, for a new kind of fight.

By Rachel S. Cohen

6 weeks ago

A-10 retirements, more Air Force F-35s in Senate defense policy bill

This could finally break a years-long impasse between the Air Force and Congress over the iconic attack plane.

By Stephen Losey and Megan Eckstein

6 months ago

Davis-Monthan’s future in flux after Congress blocked A-10 retirement

Disagreements over the fate of the A-10 Warthog have had a broader impact in Tucson.

By Rachel S. Cohen

8 months ago

A harrowing night in Afghanistan earns A-10 pilot the Distinguished Flying Cross, 10 years later

Lt. Col. Mike Hilkert helped save the lives of more than 30 soldiers and airmen.

By Rachel S. Cohen

13 months ago

Frontline Photos: Oct. 10, 2021

Marine Venom choppers in Okinawa, artillery soldiers in Syria, F-15E Strike Eagles departing for Greece and more in this week's Frontline Photos.

14 months ago