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  • Weapons shop repair A-10 gun

    Airmen from the 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit performed unscheduled maintenance on a 30mm GAU-8 Gatling Gun system, July 23, 2019, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Unscheduled maintenance occurs when discrepancies are discovered with A-10C Thunderbolt II weapon systems. These repairs aid in reducing

  • ARMs shop maintain A-10 lethality

    Moody Air Force Base houses 49 A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, each with the capabilities to fire 3,600 rounds a minute.This feat would not be possible without the efforts of the 23d Maintenance Group armament (ARMs) flight Airmen who maintain and inspect the weapons systems.

  • Load Crews face-off in competition

    The smell of grease and fuel floats through the hangar. The chatter of the crowd turns into a roar as the announcer introduces the teams. The competition begins and the teams face-off in a battle against the clock, with proficiency and safety at the forefront.This is a glimpse into competition day

  • 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

  • 74th FS out guns competition during Hawgsmoke 2018

    Moody’s 74th Fighter Squadron ‘Thunder’ A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots out gunned more than 10 units to win its first-ever Top Overall Team Award during the 2018 Hawgsmoke competition, Oct. 18, 2018, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.With the best of the best from the close-air support community pitted

  • Warfighters return to loved ones

    During the seven-month deployment the 74th Fighter Squadron flew more than 1,700 sorties, employed weapons over 4,400 times, destroyed 2,300 targets and killed 2,800 insurgents.

  • Pilot exemplifies Total Force Integration

    As part of a Total Force Integration initiative, an Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman attended attended the Weapons Instructor Course (WIC) to deploy with his former active-duty squadron.Captivated by the close-air support and combat-search and rescue missions of the A-10C Thunderbolt II, U.S. Air

  • 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

  • A 23d Wing ‘hawg’ gets a bath

    What has roughly 40 teeth, sounds like ‘brrrt,’ and occasionally needs a bath?The 23d Wing’s A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, also known as ‘Hawgs,’ are subject to an assortment of scheduled maintenance appointments to include washes every 180 days or approximately 1,000 flying hours.“It’s extremely important