A-10 successfully drops laser-guided JDAM
Maj. Matthew Domsalla, flying an A-10C Thunderbolt II Nov. 5, makes the first ever drop of a Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition from an A-10. This test proved a successful integration of the munition with the A-10, allowing for an outstanding precision targeting capability that will help Air Force aircrews continue to provide effective air support to coalition ground troops. Major Domsalla is with the 40th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joy Josephson
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Hawgsmoke 2008 (4)
An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from the Air Force Reserve Command's 442nd Fighter Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., fires the plane's 30-mm cannon toward a target at the Smoky Hill Range near Salina, Kan., Oct. 16. Fourteen A-10 units from across the Air Force are competing in Hawgsmoke 2008, a biennial A-10 bombing and aerial gunnery competition, this year hosted by the 442nd FW.U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington
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Hawgsmoke 2008 (3)
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the Air Force Reserve Command's 917th Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., turns to engage a target Oct. 16 at the Smoky Hill Range near Salina, Kan. Fourteen A-10 squadrons from across the Air Force are competing in Hawgsmoke 2008 Oct. 14 to 18. Hawgsmoke is a biennial A-10 bombing and aerial gunnery competition, which was hosted this year by the Air Force Reserve Command's 442nd Fighter Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington
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Hawgsmoke 2008 (2)
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the Air Force Reserve Command's 917th Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., turns to engage a target Oct. 16 at the Smoky Hill Range near Salina, Kan. Fourteen A-10 squadrons from across the Air Force are competing in Hawgsmoke 2008 Oct. 14 to 18. Hawgsmoke is a biennial A-10 bombing and aerial gunnery competition, which was hosted this year by the Air Force Reserve Command's 442nd Fighter Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. John Vertreese
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Hawgsmoke 2008
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the Michigan Air National Guard's 110th Fighter Wing based in Battle Creek, turns to engage a target Oct. 16 at the Smoky Hill Range near Salina, Kan. Fourteen A-10 squadrons from across the Air Force are competing in Hawgsmoke 2008 Oct. 14 to 18. Hawgsmoke is a biennial A-10 bombing and aerial gunnery competition, which was hosted this year by the Air Force Reserve Command's 442nd Fighter Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise
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Hawgsmoke 2008 begins
A crew chief from the 442nd Fighter Wing marshals in the first A-10 Thunderbolt II to arrive at Salina Airport; Kan., for the Air Force's Hawgsmoke 2008; a biennial A-10 bombing and tactical gunnery competition. The event, hosted by Airmen from the 442nd FW's 303rd Fighter Squadron, tests A-10 pilots in flight leadership, target acquisition, weapons delivery. The 442nd FW is an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington
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ACC maintainers expedite A-10 inspection actions
Maintainers at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., prepare to inspect an A-10 Thunderbolt II for wing frame cracks Oct. 4. A Time Compliance Technical Order was issued by Air Force Materiel Command officials identifying certain A-10s that needed to be inspected. The Airmen are assigned to the 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron.U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Javier Cruz
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Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs sit on the flightline
Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 355th Fighter Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, sit on the flightline awaiting the next mission. On the nose of the A-10 is a 30mm GAU-8 Avenger seven-barrel Gatling gun which is used to pierce heavy armor.U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joshua Strang
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Four A-10s Soaring over Arizona
Four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., fly in formation over Arizona April 29. The A-10s received in-flight refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing based in Phoenix.U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Alesia Goosic
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A-10 makes wheels-up landing at Edwards
An A-10 from the 75th Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., sits on Runway 22 after making an emergency landing here Tuesday. The A-10 landed at Edwards with its landing gear in the up position after declaring an in-flight emergency.Air Force photo by Brad White
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