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  • Re-winging it: A-10 makeover

    After flying thousands of training and mission sorties over the span of 20 to 30 years, an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 357th Fighter Generation Squadron received a new set of wings at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Oct. 11, 2022. This A-10 was the third airframe to undergo a wing

  • Fire in the sky

    40th Flight Test Squadron and 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron aircraft take off at twilight for night operations.

  • NDI Airmen detect to protect

    An Non-Destructive Inspection Airman’s job includes hyper-detailed inspections using those tools to ensure component integrity, to keep aircraft mission ready. NDI employs six different inspection methods: x-rays, magnetic particle, florescent dye penetrant, eddy current, ultrasound and lastly,

  • Moody’s mission armed to fight

    It was a cool, misty morning on the flightline when an A-10C Thunderbolt II weapons crew prepared to load munitions. What their duties require is quite different from the average person. Unlike most jobs, a simple mistake could be the difference between life or death.