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Flight prep

Senior Airman Austin Palmer, a crew chief with the 191st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Michigan Air National Guard, prepares a KC-135T Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft for a flight at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Jan. 16, 2024. Training and operations continue at Selfridge ANGB even as temperatures in the region fell below zero. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tom Demerly)

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High-five

U.S. Air Force pilots from the 25th Fighter Squadron greet South Korea air force pilots assigned to the 102nd FS after completing exercise Buddy Squadron 23-2 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, March 8, 2023. The exercise is a recurring, pre-planned training that provides air and ground operations the ability to improve readiness and train joint interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dwane R. Young)

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High-five

U.S. Air Force pilots from the 25th Fighter Squadron greet South Korea air force pilots assigned to the 102nd FS after completing exercise Buddy Squadron 23-2 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, March 8, 2023. The exercise is a recurring, pre-planned training that provides air and ground operations the ability to improve readiness and train joint interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dwane R. Young)

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Maintaining the Thunderbolt

Airman 1st Class Timothy Gisclair, 25th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, performs pre-flight checks on an A-10C Thunderbolt II during exercise Buddy Squadron 23-2 at Osan Air Base, South Korea, March 8, 2023. During the exercise, the 102nd Fighter Squadron from Daegu AB, S.K, trained alongside the 25th FGS to sharpen their combat skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dwane R. Young)

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Locked and loaded

Senior Airman Sydney Woo, a 354th Fighter Generation Squadron weapons specialist from Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., performs final weapons checks prior to takeoff during Red Flag 23-1 at Nellis AFB, Nev., Jan. 23, 2023. Red Flag enables Airmen to work alongside allied forces to deter simulated adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Megan Estrada)

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Airmen upload LOX for Hawgsmoke 2021

Senior Airman Hunter Crouch, 122nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, Indiana Air National Guard, removes a liquid oxygen hose from an A-10C Thunderbolt II during exercise Hawgsmoke 2021 at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., April 16, 2021. More than 150 Airmen assigned to 13 units across the Air Force came to Moody AFB to compete in Hawgsmoke. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hayden Legg)

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Capt. Daniel Lagomarsino, 75th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot, and his girlfriend, Kacey Borden, share an embrace as Lagomarsino returns from a deployment at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 25, 2019. The 75th FS returned from Southwest Asia after a six-month deployment in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)

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Airmen assigned to the 23rd Maintenance Squadron conduct an A-10C Thunderbolt II phase inspection, Oct. 8, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 23rd MXS maintainers depanel the aircraft to reach the internal workings and perform in-depth examinations on A-10s after every 500 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Azaria E. Foster)

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Capt. Robert Poe, 74th Fighter Squadron chief of safety and A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot, sits in the cockpit of an A-10, June 28, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Poe is one of the few Airmen who have earned three different aviation badges. During his 15-year career, Poe earned his enlisted aircrew wings as a boom operator for KC-135 Stratotankers, then commissioned as a navigator for the U-28A aircraft and earned his combat systems officer badge. In 2013 he cross-trained to earn his pilot wings and become an A-10 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eugene Oliver)

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190125-F-WJ837-1044

U.S. Air Force Capt. Daniel Lagomarsino, 75th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot, and his girlfriend, Kacey Borden, share an embrace during a redeployment at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 25, 2019. The 75th FS returned from Southwest Asia after a six-month deployment in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (U. S. Air Force photo by Andrea Jenkins)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen and aircraft from the 75th Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., return from supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, Jan. 25, 2019. The A-10C Thunderbolt II, which has an increased loiter time and weapons capabilities, deployed to Southwest Asia in support of ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman First Class Eugene Oliver)

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A 23rd Maintenance Group A-10C Thunderbolt II crew chief prepares an aircraft for relocation in anticipation of Hurricane Michael, Oct. 9, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. To safeguard flying assets, Moody AFB is repositioning some aircraft to avoid the predicted tropical storm-force winds in the Southeast region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg Nash)

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An Airman from the 820th Base Defense Group leaps out of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle roll-over simulator during the Joint Civilian Orientation Course 88, June 13, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eugene Oliver)

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Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group demonstrate their capabilities during the Joint Civilian Orientation 88, June 13, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The mission of JCOC is to increase the public’s understanding of the military through engagements between the armed forces and course members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eugene Oliver)

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Airman 1st Class Jacob Curry, 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a preflight systems check prior to launching an A-10C Thunderbolt II, May 17, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Airmen conduct routine training missions in the airspace surrounding Moody AFB to remain current on their tactics and procedures. While helping pilots remain proficient, training also gives crew chiefs and maintainers the opportunity to remain proficient at launching and maintaining the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Janiqua P. Robinson)

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Airmen depart for Combat Hammer

Lt. Col. Edward Balzer, 75th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, performs a preflight systems check on an A-10C Thunderbolt II, Oct. 31, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Pilots traveled to Eglin AFB, Fla., to participate in Exercise Combat Hammer. The exercise evaluates the effectiveness, maintainability, suitability and accuracy of precision guided munitions and high technology air to ground munitions from tactical deliveries against realistic targets with realistic enemy defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Janiqua P. Robinson)

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Elephant Walk

Aircraft from the 23rd Wing conducted a surge exercise May 22, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The exercise demonstrated the wing's ability to rapidly deploy combat ready forces across the globe. The 23rd Wing maintains and operates A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, HH-60G Pave Hawks, and HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for precision attack, personnel recovery and combat support worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)

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Heritage Flight 2017

An A-10C Thunderbolt II taxies down the flightline during the 2017 Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 12, 2017. During the course, aircrews practiced ground and flight training to enable civilian pilots of historic military aircraft and Air Force pilots of current fighter aircraft to fly safely in formations together. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Drzazgowski)

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Windex

Senior Airman Felicia Anderson, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, cleans cockpit glass on an A-10C Thunderbolt II during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 25, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. GFW is an air-land integration combat training exercise, which hosted 12 A-10s from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Accompanying the aircraft were 130 maintenance personnel who worked around the clock to launch 18 sorties per day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)

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Mountain

An A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 74th Fighter Squadron taxis down the runway during Green Flag-West 17-03 Jan. 23, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 74th FS brought 12 A-10s to GFW in support of a joint, large-force, combat-readiness exercise for close air support integration training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)

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