Then, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. John “Karl” Marks poses with an A-10 Thunderbolt II at King Fahd Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during Operation Desert Storm on February 28, 1991, next to now, Lt. Col. Marks posing with the A-10 nearly 30 years later at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Feb. 22 2021. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photos provided by Lt. Col. Marks)