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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 Combat Command has issued a systematic grounding of certain affected airframes by corresponding tail number here Oct. 4. The risk of structural damage to wings of A-10 models was discovered at Hill Air Force Base, UT., while A-10 models were undergoing a service life extension program and scheduled structural inspection programmed visits. (U.S. Air Force Photo taken by SrA Javier Cruz)


Finding the cracks

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- After identifying structural cracks on thin skinned A-10s and A-10C Thunderbolt II models the Air Combat Command has issued a systematic grounding of certain affected airframes by corresponding tail number here Oct. 4. The risk of structural damage to wings of A-10 models was discovered at Hill Air Force Base, UT., while A-10 models were undergoing a service life extension program and scheduled structural inspection programmed visits. (U.S. Air Force Photo taken by SrA Javier Cruz)

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A weapons load team conducts final checks on munitions underneath an A-10C Thunderbolt II during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 24, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons Airmen enabled joint force training during the two-week exercise by loading weapons, inspecting jets and maintaining munitions systems. Some of the live munitions included the Mark 82 and 84 general purpose bombs, high-explosive incendiary 30mm rounds and the 500 pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)
Airman First Class Carlos Quintanilla, left, and Staff Sgt. Tayrell Washington, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team members load a Mark 82 general purpose bomb on an A-10C Thunderbolt II during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 25, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons Airmen enabled joint force training during the two-week exercise by loading weapons, inspecting jets and maintaining munitions systems. Some of the live munitions included the Mark 82 and 84 general purpose bombs, high-explosive incendiary 30mm rounds and the 500 pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)
Airman First Class Carlos Quintanilla, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team member, secures arming wire to a Mark 82 general purpose bomb during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 25, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons Airmen enabled joint force training during the two-week exercise by loading weapons, inspecting jets and maintaining munitions systems. Some of the live munitions included the Mark 82 and 84 general purpose bombs, high-explosive incendiary 30mm rounds and the 500 pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)
Airman First Class Kristen Murray, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load-team member, looks toward the flightline while waiting for an A-10C Thunderbolt II to return during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 23, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons Airmen enabled joint force training during the two-week exercise by loading weapons, inspecting jets and maintaining munitions systems. Some of the live munitions included the Mark 82 and 84 general purpose bombs, high-explosive incendiary 30mm rounds and the 500 pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)
Airman First Class Kristen Murray, left, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load-team member, removes a panel in an A-10C Thunderbolt II while Senior Airman Zachary Noordyke, 74th AMU crew chief, watches during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 23, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons Airmen enabled joint force training during the two-week exercise by loading weapons, inspecting jets and maintaining munitions systems. Some of the live munitions included the Mark 82 and 84 general purpose bombs, high-explosive incendiary 30mm rounds and the 500 pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)
Airman First Class Connor McDonald, left, and Staff Sgt. Tayrell Washington, both 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team members, use an MJ-1C bomb lift to transport a Mark 82 general purpose bomb during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 24, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons Airmen enabled joint force training during the two-week exercise by loading weapons, inspecting jets and maintaining munitions systems. Some of the live munitions included the Mark 82 and 84 general purpose bombs, high-explosive incendiary 30mm rounds and the 500 pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)
Airman First Class Connor McDonald, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team member, operates an MJ-1C bomb lift while weapons load team member guide a Mark 82 general purpose bomb to its place under an A-10C Thunderbolt II during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 24, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons Airmen enabled joint force training during the two-week exercise by loading weapons, inspecting jets and maintaining munitions systems. Some of the live munitions included the Mark 82 and 84 general purpose bombs, high-explosive incendiary 30mm rounds and the 500 pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)
Staff Sgt. Tayrell Washington, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team chief, guides a Mark 82 general purpose bomb into position underneath an A-10C Thunderbolt II during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 24, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons Airmen enabled joint force training during the two-week exercise by loading weapons, inspecting jets and maintaining munitions systems. Some of the live munitions included the Mark 82 and 84 general purpose bombs, high-explosive incendiary 30mm rounds and the 500 pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)
Airman First Class Carlos Quintanilla, left, and Staff Sgt. Tayrell Washington, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team members, secure a Mark 82 general purpose bomb to the bottom of an A-10C Thunderbolt II during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 24, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons Airmen enabled joint force training during the two-week exercise by loading weapons, inspecting jets and maintaining munitions systems. Some of the live munitions included the Mark 82 and 84 general purpose bombs, high-explosive incendiary 30mm rounds and the 500 pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)
Airman First Class Connor McDonald, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load team member, installs an arming wire on a GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 24, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons Airmen enabled joint force training during the two-week exercise by loading weapons, inspecting jets and maintaining munitions systems. Some of the live munitions included the Mark 82 and 84 general purpose bombs, high-explosive incendiary 30mm rounds and the 500 pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)
Staff Sgt. David Vance, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons load-team chief, smiles while waiting to respond to an A-10C Thunderbolt II with a ‘stuck gun’ during Green Flag-West 17-03, Jan. 23, 2017, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Weapons Airmen enabled joint force training during the two-week exercise by loading weapons, inspecting jets and maintaining munitions systems. Some of the live munitions included the Mark 82 and 84 general purpose bombs, high-explosive incendiary 30mm rounds and the 500 pound GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Callaghan)
Airman 1st Class Anthony Guevara, 23d Component Maintenance Squadron propulsion technician, loosens a connection on the underside of a TF-34 engine used in A-10C Thunderbolt lls, Jan. 25, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Airmen from the propulsion flight are responsible for breaking down, refurbishing and repairing TF-34 engines to replace ones currently in use in A-10s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Snider)
SrA Javier Cruz
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