First A-10C arrives at Moody

Maintainers with the 23rd Maintenance Group place the chocks under Moody Air Force Base’s first A-10C Thunderbolt II Aug. 7. This aircraft is the first of approximately 50 upgraded A-10Cs moving to the base as a part of a force realignment. The move is expected to be complete in early spring 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

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Maintainers with the 23rd Maintenance Group place the chocks under Moody Air Force Base’s first A-10C Thunderbolt II Aug. 7. This aircraft is the first of approximately 50 upgraded A-10Cs moving to the base as a part of a force realignment. The move is expected to be complete in early spring 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

Moody Air Force Base’s first A-10C Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp after its arrival Aug. 7. This aircraft is the first of approximately 50 upgraded A-10Cs moving to the base as a part of force realignment. The move is expected to be complete in early spring 2008. The upgrades enable the A-10C to deliver the Air Force's latest generation of precision guided munitions and improve the A-10's communications capabilities, allowing the aircraft to share detailed information with ground-based war fighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

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Moody Air Force Base’s first A-10C Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp after its arrival Aug. 7. This aircraft is the first of approximately 50 upgraded A-10Cs moving to the base as a part of force realignment. The move is expected to be complete in early spring 2008. The upgrades enable the A-10C to deliver the Air Force's latest generation of precision guided munitions and improve the A-10's communications capabilities, allowing the aircraft to share detailed information with ground-based war fighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

Lt. Col. Sam Milam, 75th Fighter Squadron commander, taxis his A-10C Thunderbolt II to its new home at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Aug. 7. This aircraft is the first of approximately 50 upgraded A-10Cs moving to Moody as a part of a base realignment. The move is expected to be complete in early spring 2008 as aircraft are converted from A-10A to A-10C models. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)

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Lt. Col. Sam Milam, 75th Fighter Squadron commander, taxis his A-10C Thunderbolt II to its new home at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Aug. 7. This aircraft is the first of approximately 50 upgraded A-10Cs moving to Moody as a part of a base realignment. The move is expected to be complete in early spring 2008 as aircraft are converted from A-10A to A-10C models. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)