Lt. Col. Brian Burger, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot

Lt. Col. Brian Burger, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot and 188th Fighter Wing operations group commander, Fort Smith Air National Guard prepares to attack a target during a training exercise on Razorback Range located at Fort Chaffee maneuver training center, June 4, 2012. The 188th, nearing its second deployment to Afghanistan with the A-10, regularly conducts training with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from different branches of service to sharpen its close air support mission. During this exercise, JTACs from the 75th Ranger Regiment provided forward control.