The U.S. Air Force’s 355th Wing has ended A-10C Thunderbolt II flight operations at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona after the aircraft’s final flight on 29 July 2026. The sortie closed nearly five decades of A-10 activity at the Tucson installation, with the remaining aircraft being reassigned as the service continues its broader drawdown of the attack jet.
The final mission was flown by Lt. Col. Rodney Dwyer, commander of the 355th Operations Group, and Lt. Col. Ryan Rutter, commander of the 357th Fighter Squadron. Airmen and local civic leaders attended the event, which the base framed as the end of A-10 flight operations at Davis-Monthan and part of its transition to future mission requirements.
Davis-Monthan has long been one of the A-10’s key home stations. The first aircraft arrived there in 1976, and the base became closely associated with the type across multiple generations of pilots and maintainers. Reporting indicates the remaining Tucson-based A-10s are moving to Georgia, with Moody Air Force Base set to remain the main active-duty A-10 location.
The A-10 mission at Davis-Monthan had already been winding down before the final flight, following the graduation of the last A-10 student pilot class in spring 2026. The aircraft remains in service elsewhere in the fleet, but the Air Force is steadily reducing its footprint as it shifts squadrons and aircraft to other bases.