Why The US Air Force Is Keeping 54 A-10 Warthogs Flying After Operation Epic Fury

The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ‘Warthog’ was built at a different time to solve a problem that no longer exists, but that doesn’t mean it’s useless, at least in niche use cases. It was an aircraft the Air Force never wanted; it has been asking to retire them for years. The Air Force’s first request to retire theA-10 Warthog came in 1984, the year it received its final Warthogs.