HomeNews

News Search

Results:
Tag: A-10 Thunderbolt II
Clear
  • A U.S. Navy Sea, Air and Land (SEAL) team member awaits extraction from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an Emerald Warrior 2019 search and rescue training exercise, Jan. 22, 2019.

    Emerald Warrior combat search and rescue training

    A distinct and repetitious sound rumbles through the air above Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida as a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft violently unleashes 4,200 rounds per minute from its 30mm hydraulic rotary cannon, breathing fire upon its target. The A-10s from the 107th Fighter Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, provided close air support for a combat search and rescue scenario involving joint special operations forces during training exercise, Emerald Warrior, Jan. 22, 2019.
  • Staff Sgt. Jared Burrus, right, 476th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, flips fuel flow switches on an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a hot pit refueling, Aug. 14, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Members of the 23d Logistics Readiness Squadron preposition fueling trucks to allow aircraft to refuel without needing to shut down. This style of refueling is used to eliminate the need for additional maintenance procedures and to extend pilots’ training time per flight which improves operations tempo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erick Requadt)

    Airmen ‘bring the heat’ with hot pits, gear up faster turnaround

    Airmen from the 23d Logistic Readiness Squadron (LRS) and 476th Maintenance Squadron performed a hot pit refuel, Aug. 14, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Members of the 23d LRS preposition fueling trucks to allow aircraft to refuel without needing to shut down. This style of refueling is used to eliminate the need for additional maintenance procedures and to extend pilots’ training time per flight which improves operations tempo.
  • A child watches a live music performance during Patriot Fest, July 3, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Team Moody hosted the free event to allow Airmen and their families an opportunity to take some time away from the mission and enjoy a Fourth of July experience. The event consisted of live music, food trucks, family fun and a fireworks show. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Janiqua P. Robinson)

    Moody ‘rocks out’ at Patriot Fest

    Team Moody hosted the Patriot Festival, July 3, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The free event allowed Airmen and their families an opportunity to take some time away from the mission and enjoy a Fourth of July experience. The event consisted of live music, food trucks, family fun and a firework show.
  • Noelani Mathews, multimedia journalist, laughs while trying on her helmet before her media flight with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, Oct. 27, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The Thunderbirds, based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., are the Air Force’s premier aerial demonstration team, performing at air shows and special events worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Janiqua P. Robinson)

    Local reporter flies like a 'Thunderbird'

    Noelani Mathews, multimedia journalist, took a media flight in an F-16D Fighting Falcon, Oct. 27, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., are the Air Force’s premier aerial demonstration team, performing at air shows and special events worldwide.
  • An A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis on the runway July 15, 2017, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The A10s are deployed here from the 74thFighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. A-10s employ a wide variety of conventional munitions in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Air Force by Airman 1st Class Kristan Campbell)

    A-10s: Coming in Hot

RSS