A-10s have been stationed in Europe on a constant basis since they first entered service so I honestly have no idea what you are talking about. In the old day they flew from Spanghalem and Sembach AB Germany as well as from Bentwaters. The other major A-10 basing is in South Korea.
Today they fly only from Spanghalem(tail code SP) AB in Germany Sembach is closed down today its only used for housing the runway had a bend in it. It was decided in 1993 to move all German based Hogs to Spanghalem additionaly they split the F-16 wing at Ramstein AB between SP and Avaino in Italy.
The primary stateside A-10 base is Davis-Monthan in Arizona. Several air national guard and reserve units fly the A-10 as well some having swapped F-16s for Hogs this was due to the greater effect that the Hog has in COIN type warfare.
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