Thunderbolts on duty
Airman 1st Class Brett Davis marshals Lt. Col. Francis McDonough as he prepares to take off in his A-10 Thunderbolt II at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on July 7. Colonel McDonough is assigned to the 355th Wing. He was recently deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Airman Davis is a crew chief with the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)