Maintenance squadron in Utah to deactivate as Congress resists full fleet divestment

US Air Force close air support aircraft have never been exported and are known as destroyers of armored vehicles

Revered by pilots, the close air support aircraft had its first example shipped to Davis Monthan, Arizona, on April 5

Fiscal 2024 budget calls for removing F-22 Raptor fighters, KC-10 tankers and up to three A-29 Super Tucanos used for experimentation

Veteran attack aircraft is kept in the US Air Force inventory because of its unmatched capability for decades