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It’s been 75 years since the Blizzard of 1949, a relentless two-month storm that crippled Wyoming. Accumulation measured in feet. Winds clocked 65-80 mph. Double-digit subzero temperatures for weeks on end.

The divestment by the 355th Wing will end nearly 50 years of flying A-10 "Warthog" attack jets at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson.

Davis-Monthan received its first A-10 in 1976.

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base officials confirmed Friday plans to inactivate the 333rd Fighter Squadron as part of the move to divest F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft.

Gen. Kevin Schneider, a former fighter pilot who has spent a third of his 36-year career in the Indo-Pacific, took command of Pacific Air Forces during a ceremony Friday, overseeing almost 46,000 military and civilian personnel in an increasingly volatile region of the world.

Davis-Monthan received its first A-10 in 1976.

Seymour Johnson Air Force Base officials confirmed Friday plans to inactivate the 333rd Fighter Squadron as part of the move to divest F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft.

It's a big day for the Montgomery region as the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets touchdown at Dannelly Field. Friday, local and state officials gathered for a ceremony to welcome them to the 187th Fighter Wing.

Davis-Monthan received its first A-10 in 1976.

Yongsan Garrison, South Korea, Feb. 28, 2004: Retired Lt. Col. Herbert Carter, a former member of the first all-black fighter squadron in the Air Force nicknamed the Tuskegee Airmen, spoke at Osan Air Base for Black History Month in 2004.