A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis onto the flightline at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2013. Five A-10s were flown from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to D-M to become part of the 354th Fighter Squadron. These aircraft are replacing five older aircraft that are being recycled into the 355th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Saphfire Cook/Released)

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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pulls beneath a sunshade at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2013. Pilots flew five A-10s from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, to the flightline here to become part of the 354th Fighter Squadron. The planes came from the 81st FS in Spangdahlem after the unit was inactivated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Saphfire Cook/Released)

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U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft sit beneath sunshades at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2013. The five A-10s were flown in from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, as replacements for older planes that were being sent to the 355th Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Group for retirement. This is the second aircraft replenishing effort done here at D-M this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Saphfire Cook/Released) (cropped)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Curley, 357th Fighter Squadron commander, sits in an A-10 Thunderbolt II that is parked beneath a sunshade at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2013. These planes were flown from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, as part of an aircraft replenishing effort for the 354th FS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Saphfire Cook/Released)

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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II sits beneath a sunshade at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2013. Five A-10s were flown here from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, after the 81st Fighter Squadron there was inactivated. The squadron was closed in support of force-shaping procedures across the service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Saphfire Cook/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Phil Wielhouwer, 355th Operations Group commander, communicates with maintainers as he sits in an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 25, 2013. Wielhouwer and four other D-M pilots traveled to Moody AFB, Ga., to bring back five A-10s. These planes were flown to Moody from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, after the 81st Fighter Squadron there was inactivated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Saphfire Cook/Released)

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Spangdahlem A-10s find a home at D-M

Published Oct. 29, 2013

A-10 Landing

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