page_title: Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II / Operators
caption_attribution_description: Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker hooks up with an A-10 Thunderbolt II Aircraft for an aerial refueling near the border between Latvia and Estonia, June 12, in support of Exercise Saber Strike 2012. Michigan Air National Guard Airmen deployed to Estonia in mid June for the Exercise, which is a multinational exercise based in Latvia and Estonia that promotes trust and interoperability among participating nations. (Air National Guard Photo by SSgt Rachel Barton)
context_page_description: The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force. It is commonly referred to by the nicknames "Warthog" or "Hog", although the A-10's official name comes from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a World War II fighter-bomber effective at attacking ground targets. The A-10 was designed for close air support of friendly ground troops, attacking armored vehicles and tanks, and providing quick-action support against enemy ground forces. It entered service in 1976 and is the only production-built aircraft that has served in the USAF that was designed solely for CAS. Its secondary mission is to provide forward air controller–airborne support, by directing other aircraft in attacks on ground targets. Aircraft used primarily in this role are designated OA-10.
  The A-10 was intended to improve on the performance of the A-1 Skyraider and its lesser firepower. The A-10 was designed around the 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon.
context_section_description: The A-10 has been flown exclusively by the United States Air Force and its Air Reserve components, the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and the Air National Guard (ANG). As of 2017, 282 A-10C aircraft are reported as operational, divided as follows: 141 USAF, 55 AFRC, 86 ANG.
   United States
  United States Air Force
  Air Force Materiel Command
  514th Flight Test Squadron (Hill AFB, Utah) (1993-)
  23rd Wing
  74th Fighter Squadron (Moody AFB, Georgia) (1980-1992, 1996-)
  75th Fighter Squadron (Moody AFB, Georgia) (1980-1991, 1992-)
  51st Fighter Wing
  25th Fighter Squadron (Osan AFB, South Korea) (1982-1989, 1993-)
  53d Wing
  422d Test and Evaluation Squadron (Nellis AFB, Nevada) (1977-)
  57th Wing
  66th Weapons Squadron (Nellis AFB, Nevada) (1977-1981, 2003-)
  96th Test Wing
  40th Flight Test Squadron (Eglin AFB, Florida) (1982-)
  122nd Fighter Wing (Indiana ANG)
  163d Fighter Squadron (Fort Wayne ANGS, Indiana) (2010-)
  124th Fighter Wing (Idaho ANG)
  190th Fighter Squadron (Gowen Field ANGB, Idaho) (1996-)
  127th Wing (Michigan ANG)
  107th Fighter Squadron (Selfridge ANGB, Michigan) (2008-)
  175th Wing (Maryland ANG)
  104th Fighter Squadron (Warfield ANGB, Maryland) (2007-)
  355th Fighter Wing
  354th Fighter Squadron (Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona) (1979-1982, 1991-)
  357th Fighter Squadron (Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona) (1979-)
  442nd Fighter Wing (AFRC)
  303d Fighter Squadron (Whiteman AFB, Missouri) (1982-)
  476th Fighter Group (AFRC)
  76th Fighter Squadron (Moody AFB, Georgia) (1981-1992, 2009-)
  495th Fighter Group (AFRC)
  358th Fighter Squadron (Whiteman AFB, Missouri) (1979-2014, 2015-)
  924th Fighter Group (AFRC)
  45th Fighter Squadron (Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona) (1981-1994, 2009-)
  47th Fighter Squadron (Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona) (1980-)
  926th Wing (AFRC)
  706th Fighter Squadron (Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona) (1982-1992, 1997-)
caption: An A-10 Thunderbolt II refueling
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