Thunderbolts active during the holidays
Airman 1st Class Michael Ward climbs the crew ladder to assist Capt. Eric Fleming get ready for a mission in an A-10 Thunderbolt II Dec. 2 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Captain Fleming is the assistant wing weapons and tactics officer and an A-10 pilot. He is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and hails from Philadelphia. Airman Ward is an A-10 crew chief deployed from Moody AFB, Ga. He hails from Cincinnati. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)