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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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Checklist chat

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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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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Internals

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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Hog

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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Hosed

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Rayman, 75th Fighter Squadron commander, receives showers of water after earning his 3,000th flight hour at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 17, 2014. Rayman has been flying the A-10C Thunderbolt II for 12 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Thumbs up

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Rayman, 75th Fighter Squadron commander, gives a thumbs up after returning a customary salute at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 17, 2014. After preflight checks are complete, the ground crew member salutes the pilot as he enters the taxiway to signify transfer of control over the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Wheel well

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Robin Burke, 23d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, inspects the bottom of an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 9, 2014. As part of this post-flight inspection, Burke searched for cracked, missing or loose parts and ensured necessary servicing had been completed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Nuts and bolts and washers and parts

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Robin Burke, 23d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, performs a post-flight inspection on an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 9, 2014. Burke scanned for bolts that may have loosened during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Remove before flight

A streamer hangs from the underside of an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 10, 2014. Streamers are attached to all of the aircraft’s safety pins and covers, and act as a vibrant, visual indication that these pieces are still in place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Post flight report

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Danny Barthelemy Jr., left, and Airman 1st Class Robin Burke, both 23d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chiefs, fill out a post-flight ‘Joap report’ at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 9, 2014. A Joap report summarizes information on collected engine oil samples, which are analyzed after each flight to ensure the engines are functioning properly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Wash your windows

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kenyatta Turner, 23d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, cleans an A-10C Thunderbolt II canopy at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 10, 2014. A canopy is the aircraft equivalent of a vehicle’s windshield and must be cleaned prior to each flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Foggy sunrise

A row of A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft sit under sun shades at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 10, 2014. Airmen from the 23d Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work around the clock to ensure Moody’s A-10 fleet is mission ready at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Returning home

An A-10C Thunderbolt II returns from deployment while friends and families of the aircrew wait on the pilots’ arrival April 23, 2014, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The returning pilots are assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron and spent six months deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Sonny Cohrs/Released)

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CSAR

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Team Moody leadership watch a combat search and rescue demonstration at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Feb. 28, 2014. James visited Moody for the first time since taking office as the 23d SecAF. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Hands behind your back

Retired Col. Robert Haden gets handcuffed by a security forces member for his final flight at Suwon Air Base, Korea, in 1987. As part of a pilot tradition, Haden was handcuffed to the aircraft while his family sprayed him with water, a tradition that is still honored today. (Courtesy photo)

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Thank you

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan Haden, left, 74th Fighter Squadron commander, shakes hands with his father, retired Col. Robert Haden, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Oct. 31, 2013. Ryan Haden followed in his father’s footsteps and also became an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Millican/Released)

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Take a look

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan Haden, left, 74th Fighter Squadron commander, shows his father, retired Col. Robert Haden, the inside of an A-10C Thunderbolt II cockpit at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Oct. 31, 2013. Robert Haden was also an A-10 pilot during his 28 years in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis Millican/Released)

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Salute

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Hogan returns a customary salute after being marshaled off the parking ramp at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Oct. 23, 2013. Ground crew members salute to signify transfer of control over the aircraft to the pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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All good

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Hogan, 23d Wing director of staff, gives a thumbs up during a preflight inspection at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Oct. 23, 2013. Hogan was part of a two man Moody crew, which delivered A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft to Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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