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Captain (CPT) Ron McGee of the 442nd Tactical Fighter Wing climbs aboard his A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during Exercise CORONET CARD

Sergeant (SGT) Pearl Jones and Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Leroy Ellenson from the 343rd Tactical Fighter Wing perform maintenance on a part of the cowling of an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during Exercise AMALGAM BRAVE'87, an air defense training exercise

Louisiana Congressman Jim McCrey and General John Loh, Commander and CHIEF, Air Combat Command, speak to airman about the future of the B-52 as Dr. John M. Deutch, undersecretary of defense, looks on

SGT. Greg Lamontage and AIRMAN 1ST Class Rick Buettner attach a Maverick AGM-65B air-to-surface missile onto the wing pylon of an A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft. The aircraft will participate in a live fire mission during the Air Warrior 85-12 exercise

Four Air Force Reserve A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron are silhouetted against the sky as they fly in close formation over the North Fort Hood bombing range

Captain (CPT) Ron McGee of the 442nd Tactical Fighter Wing is greeted by STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas Dalsing while preparing to board an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during Exercise CORONET CARD

MAJ Brent Richardson, left, and CPT Bob Rose walk away from their A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft after completing a mission during exercise Coronet Sail

An air-to-air underside view of four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron (Air Force Reserve)

An A-10 Thunderbolt II with the 47th Fighter Squadron,

CPT Jerry Prather and CPT Jon Rhynard, both Air Force Reserve A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft pilots with the 47th Tactical Fighter Squadron, discuss the success of their mission while walking together on the flight line

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Base: Barksdale Air Force Base

State: Louisiana (LA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Bob Simons

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The A-10 Thunderbolt has excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. Called the “Warthog” for its aggressive look and often painted with teeth on the nose cone, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the U.S. Air Force’s primary low-altitude close air support aircraft best known for its GAU-8 Avenger 30mm Gatling gun designed to fire armor-piercing depleted uranium and high explosive incendiary rounds. In the 1970s the threat of Soviet armored forces and all-weather attack operations had become more serious. Six companies submitted aircraft proposals, with Northrop and Fairchild-Republic selected to build prototypes: the YA-9A and YA-10A, respectively. General Electric and Philco-Ford were selected to build and test GAU-8 cannon prototypes. First A-10 was delivered to the U.S. Air Force on 30 March 1976. By 1984, 715 airplanes had been built.

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cpt jerry prather cpt jerry prather jon rhynard cpt jon rhynard reserve both air force reserve a thunderbolt aircraft pilots thunderbolt ii aircraft pilots tactical tactical fighter squadron success mission louisiana air force flight line a 10 thunderbolt ii tactical fighter captain staff sergeant a 10 a thunderbolt high resolution both air force reserve a 10 thunderbolt ii aircraft pilots barksdale air force base ssgt bob simons us air force air force base military aircraft fighter jet aircraft us national archives fighter squadron
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01/02/1983
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A-10 Thunderbolt II

A-10 Thunderbolt II - The Warthog
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A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II, 442nd Fighter Wing (FW), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO), pilot taxis into position for a hot refuel of his aircraft

Captain (CPT), Christopher Comeaux, USA, CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot, assigned to Detachment 1, Company F, 106th Division, Iowa National Guard, Davenport, IA performs a preflight inspection of the aircraft, before flying to Asuncion, Paraguay during Operation NEW HORIZONS. The mission flown to support personnel at Asuncion, Paraguay is part of Combined Task Force Guarani Springs, which will conduct engineering and medical operations in Paraguay from 10 March to 30 June 2001 enabling joint service training between US and Paraguayan military personnel. The task force will renovate, construct and improve infrastructure of four schools; four water wells; and conduct three Medical...

Airman 1st Class Jake Dromgold, left, and Senior Airman

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Hafez Nasr, 65th Medical Group, documents information on his patient, during a mass casualty exercise at Lajes Field, Portugal

124th Air Support Operations Squadron special warfare

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