A-10C inspections

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Airman 1st Class Talmadge Borthwick (right) and Senior Airman John Grable (left), 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, make preparations to inspect for cracks within the wing frame of a A-10C Thunderbolt II model here Oct. 4. After identifying structural cracks on thin skinned A-10s and A-10C Thunderbolt II models the Air Force has issued a systematic identifcation of certain affected airframes by corresponding tail number. The inspection is necessary for the safety of aircrews and to bring our aging A-10 fleet back to health. The A-10 is a valuable asset to joint warfighters because of its unique capabilities to deliver precision-guided weapons at high altitudes and provide low altitude close air support. (U.S. Air Force Photo taken by SrA Javier Cruz)

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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Airman 1st Class Talmadge Borthwick (right) and Senior Airman John Grable (left), 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron, make preparations to inspect for cracks within the wing frame of a A-10C Thunderbolt II model here Oct. 4. After identifying structural cracks on thin skinned A-10s and A-10C Thunderbolt II models the Air Force has issued a systematic identifcation of certain affected airframes by corresponding tail number. The inspection is necessary for the safety of aircrews and to bring our aging A-10 fleet back to health. The A-10 is a valuable asset to joint warfighters because of its unique capabilities to deliver precision-guided weapons at high altitudes and provide low altitude close air support. (U.S. Air Force Photo taken by SrA Javier Cruz)

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- After identifying structural cracks on thin skinned A-10s and A-10C Thunderbolt II models the Air force has issued a systematic identification of certain affected airframes by corresponding tail number here Oct. 4. The inspection is necessary for the safety of aircrews and to bring our aging A-10 fleet back to health. The A-10 is a valuable asset to joint warfighters because of its unique capabilities to deliver precision-guided weapons at high altitudes and provide low altitude close air support. (U.S. Air Force Photo taken by SrA Javier Cruz)

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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- After identifying structural cracks on thin skinned A-10s and A-10C Thunderbolt II models the Air force has issued a systematic identification of certain affected airframes by corresponding tail number here Oct. 4. The inspection is necessary for the safety of aircrews and to bring our aging A-10 fleet back to health. The A-10 is a valuable asset to joint warfighters because of its unique capabilities to deliver precision-guided weapons at high altitudes and provide low altitude close air support. (U.S. Air Force Photo taken by SrA Javier Cruz)

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Airmen of the 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron make preparations to inspect for cracks within the wing frame of a A-10C Thunderbolt II model here Oct.4. After identifying structural cracks on thin skinned A-10s and A-10C Thunderbolt II models the Air Force has issued a systematic identification of certain affected airframes by corresponding tail number. The inspection is necessary for the safety of aircrews and to bring our aging A-10 fleet back to health. The A-10 is a valuable asset to joint warfighters because of its unique capabilities to deliver precision-guided weapons at high altitudes and provide low altitude close air support. (U.S. Air Force Photo taken by SrA Javier Cruz)

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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Airmen of the 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron make preparations to inspect for cracks within the wing frame of a A-10C Thunderbolt II model here Oct.4. After identifying structural cracks on thin skinned A-10s and A-10C Thunderbolt II models the Air Force has issued a systematic identification of certain affected airframes by corresponding tail number. The inspection is necessary for the safety of aircrews and to bring our aging A-10 fleet back to health. The A-10 is a valuable asset to joint warfighters because of its unique capabilities to deliver precision-guided weapons at high altitudes and provide low altitude close air support. (U.S. Air Force Photo taken by SrA Javier Cruz)

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MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- After identifying structural cracks on thin skinned A-10s and A-10C Thunderbolt II models the Air Force has issued a systematic identification of certain affected airframes by corresponding tail number here Oct. 4. The inspection is necessary for the safety of aircrews and to bring our aging A-10 fleet back to health. The A-10 is a valuable asset to joint warfighters because of its unique capabilities to deliver precision-guided weapons at high altitudes and provide low altitude close air support. (U.S. Air Force Photo taken by SrA Javier Cruz)

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A-10C inspections