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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 15, 2021. (Senior Airman Jacob Stephens/Air Force)

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

3 years ago

Arizona lawmakers to fight plan to retire some A-10s

Sen. Martha McSally is helping lead the bipartisan charge to save the plane she once flew.

5 years ago

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base aircraft boneyard keeps planes for parts or possible reuse

As boneyards go, this place is pretty lively.

By Henry Brean, The Arizona Daily Star via the AP

5 years ago

Air Force: A-10 accidentally fires rocket near Tucson

Air Force officials are investigating after an A-10C Thunderbolt II fighter jet on a training mission accidentally fired a rocket near Tucson.

6 years ago

Proposal would shift F-16 unit to Air Guard base in Tucson

The move would make room for F-35 fighters arriving in Arizona.

7 years ago

Arizona residents claim Air Force pollution still making them sick

More than 1,350 residents on Tucson’s south side have filed formal claims with the U.S. Air Force in the past year, claiming pollution left behind from its plants and other industries is causing cancer and other illnesses in their community.

7 years ago