The long-planned divestment of Maryland’s A-10C Thunderbolt II warplanes this week left the state’s Air National Guard as the only one in the U.S. without a flying mission.

While the state’s Army National Guard still retains Chinook, Lakota and Black Hawk helicopters for air missions, its Air National Guard no longer has aircraft, a representative of the Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office confirmed to Military Times.

The removal of the last two A-10s, known as “Warthogs,” from the Maryland Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Squadron took place Tuesday at Martin State Airport.

“Today, we honor over a century of airmen who raised their hands to wear the uniform, and pay tribute to an incredible aircraft that has helped to write our nation’s history,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, wh

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