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  "path": "/2026/04/13/final-class-of-a-10c-thunderbolt-ii-pilots-graduates/",
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  "textContent": "The 357th Fighter Squadron graduated its last A-10C Thunderbolt II student pilots at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, marking the end of an era for the sole formal training unit for A-10 pilots. The U.S. Air Force has now ended the training of new A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots, in another step towards the retirement of the […]",
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