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An A-10C Thunderbolt II sits under a sun shade at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 29, 2014. The A-10’s primary weapon is a single 30mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun. It can also carry up to 16,000 pounds of mixed ordnance such as cluster bomb units, joint direct attack munitions and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Curlew, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, installs a hydraulic reservoir into an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 30, 2014. The reservoir had to be replaced prior to flight due to a leak. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Two in a row

Two A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft taxi towards the end of the runway at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 24, 2014. The A-10 primarily serves close air support, airborne forward air control and combat search and rescue functions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Megan Brill, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, communicates with an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 30, 2014. During preflight inspections, the crew chief maintains constant conversation with the pilot to ensure the aircraft is ready to fly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Onward and upward

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Phillip Boyd, 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, marshals an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. July 30, 2014. Moody’s 74th and 75th Fighter Squadrons recently completed a “sortie surge,” a temporarily escalated operations tempo, by flying approximately 317 hours in four days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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An A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot prepares for takeoff at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 24, 2014. Moody has two active-duty A-10 squadrons, the 74th and 75th Fighter Squadrons, as well as an Air Force Reserve unit, the 76th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Four A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft line up prior to takeoff at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 24, 2014. Team Moody recently completed a “sortie surge,” a temporarily escalated operations tempo, by flying 212 sorties in four days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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An A-10C Thunderbolt II sits prior to takeoff at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 29, 2014. The Air Force began flying the A-10 in October 1975, and the fleet was later upgraded to the A-10C variant in September 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Moody A-10s "surge"

Published July 31, 2014

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Two in a row

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Onward and upward

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