Overview
- The last A‑10 assigned to Nellis Air Force Base departed on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, ending nearly five decades of A‑10 tactical training, operational testing, and maintenance at the base.
- Nellis’ Weapons School will shift its teaching and preserve A‑10 tactics by training F‑35, F‑15 and F‑16 pilots and by continuing instruction for combat rescue and special tactics personnel.
- Maintenance crew from the 757th Thunder AMU are being reassigned to F‑35 and F‑16 units so their sustainment skills and aircraft‑care practices move to newer airframes.
- The Pentagon has delayed some broad retirements through at least 2030 after recent combat operations, and the BRRRRT Act in Congress seeks to require retention of a large portion of the A‑10 fleet.
- With Nellis cleared, Moody AFB will host the remaining active‑duty A‑10 squadron and Whiteman AFB will host the reserve squadron, and the Air Force’s depot and pilot pipelines for the type are being wound down.