Category:A-7D Corsair II of the United States Air National Guard

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Air National Guard units began receiving active-duty A-7D aircraft in 1974, with the Colorado, New Mexico and Ohio ANG receiving aircraft. South Carolina received aircraft in 1975 and Puerto Rico in 1976.

New production aircraft, along with aircraft from active-duty units were transferred to Iowa and South Dakota in 1977, along with Arizona and Michigan in 1978. The last Air National Guard squadrons equipped were Pennsylvania in 1980 and Oklahoma and Virginia in 1981.

Retirement of the A-7D began in 1989, with most aircraft being sent to AMARC between 1990-1992. The last A-7Ds in Air National Guard service were Ohio ANG aircraft, being retired in early 1993.