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Idaho Air National Guard (IDANG) US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas Dorsett, 124th Wing, makes final adjustments to a AGM-65 Maverick missile on a US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during competition Loadeo 2004 in Boise, Idaho (ID). Loadeo is a competition among munition loaders from the Air National Guard (ANG) A-10 community

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Mario de Souza (right), 65th Operational Support Squadron, and two LC-130H crew members (right) move an aircraft power unit (APU) away from The Pride of Scotia, a New York Air National Guard (NYANG) 139th Airlift Squadron (AS), 109th Airlift Wing (AW) LC-130H Hercules cargo aircraft with retractable ski-wheels, as it prepares to take off from Lajes Field, Azores (AZR), Portugal (PRT), on its way back to Stratton Air National Guard Base (ANGB)/Schenectady County Airport in Scotia, New York (NY), after participating in the 2004 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, England (ENG) where the aircrew won the prize for the best kept...

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Shawn Anderson, 175th Fighter Wing (FW), Maryland Air National Guard (MDANG), Martin State Airport, Maryland (MD), works on a Mk-82 bomb under a USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft, as part of Loadeo 2004 in Boise, Idaho (ID). SRA Anderson is part of the winning team that pits munitions loaders from the Air National Guard A-10 community in head to head competition

Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) KC-10A Extender aircraft Pilot Major (MAJ) Randy Suttkus, 79th Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), 349th Operational Group (OG), 349th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), reaches to shake his Co-Pilot├s hand after their aerial refueling evaluation at the end of the aerial refueling competition portion of the US Air Force (USAF) Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Michael DeMarato, 305th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), McGuire Air Force Base (AFB), New Jersey (NJ), takes his 10-seconds preparation time as he looks at the array of targets he needs to knock down during the combat handgun course competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

Alabama Air National Guard (ALANG) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Tony Boykin, Boom Operator, 106th Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), 117th Aerial Refueling Wing (ARW), KC-135R Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft, refuels a US Air Force (USAF) 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), 48th Fighter Wing (FW), F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighter aircraft, from RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England (ENG), as it accompanies his aircraft on a training flight over the North Sea, while the 106th ARS is on a two-week deployment training mission with the 48th FW

Illinois Air National Guard (ILANG) KC-135E Boom Operator SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Matt Glover, 108th Air Refueling Squadron (AFS), 126th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Illinois (IL), makes contact with an US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson AFB, Alaska (AK), and begins refueling it over Alaska (AK) during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 04. NORTHERN EDGE is Alaska's annual joint training exercise (JTX) designed to enhance interoperability among the services by sharpening and honing joint service techniques and procedures. It helps provide a ready force capable of protecting America's...

Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) KC-10A Extender aircraft Boom Operators SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Gary Plain, 79th Aerial Refueling Squadron (ARS), 349th Operational Group (OG), 349th Air Mobility Wing (AMW), Travis Air Force Base (AFB), California (CA), waits for a US Air Force (USAF) 437th Airlift Wing (AW), Charleston AFB, South Carolina (SC), C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft to arrive to be aerial refueled during the aerial refueling competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, Washington (WA)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR MASTER Sergeant (SMSGT) Max Hesselbein, Weapons Element Supervisor, 175th Fighter Wing (FW), Maryland Air National Guard (MDANG), holds the first place trophy presented at Loadeo 2004 in Boise, Idaho (ID). He's standing with the winning team, from left to right, USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Shawn Anderson, USAF MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Ronald Creed, USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Bruce Strong, and USAF SRA John Sayles. Loadeo is a competition for munition loaders in the Air National Guard A-10 community

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Bruce Strong, 175th Fighter Wing (FW), Maryland Air National Guard (MDANG), helps guide a 500-pound Mk-82 Bomb to it's station on a USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft belonging to the 175th. TSGT Strong is part of the winning team at Loadeo 2004 in Boise, Idaho. Loadeo is a competition for munition loaders in the Air National Guard A-10 community. Already loaded on the A-10 is an AGM-65 Maverick missile

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The A-10 Thunderbolt has excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. Called the “Warthog” for its aggressive look and often painted with teeth on the nose cone, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the U.S. Air Force’s primary low-altitude close air support aircraft best known for its GAU-8 Avenger 30mm Gatling gun designed to fire armor-piercing depleted uranium and high explosive incendiary rounds. In the 1970s the threat of Soviet armored forces and all-weather attack operations had become more serious. Six companies submitted aircraft proposals, with Northrop and Fairchild-Republic selected to build prototypes: the YA-9A and YA-10A, respectively. General Electric and Philco-Ford were selected to build and test GAU-8 cannon prototypes. First A-10 was delivered to the U.S. Air Force on 30 March 1976. By 1984, 715 airplanes had been built.

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Huge piles of sand and rock are being loaded onto dump trucks with front-end loaders. The dump trucks will carry the sand and rock to Members of the Army National Guard to fortify levees and other areas when the Mississippi River overran it banks after strong rain storms

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Troy Drasher assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea makes final adjustments on the TER-9A Triple Ejector Rack mounted under the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The rack is loaded with MK-82 500-pound general-purpose bombs. The image is from the June 2000, AIRMAN Magazine article "A Year to Remember"

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SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA), James White, USAF, 25th Fighter Squadron, operates an MJ-1 weapons loader as he brings a CBU-87 1,000-pound Combined Effects Munitions (CEM) into position under an USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during an exercise at Osan AB, Korea

An A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft, 706th Fighter Squadron (FS), 926th Fighter Wing (FW), Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) New Orleans, Louisiana (LA), drops several flares as an evasive maneuver after destroying a ground target during a live-fire engagement as part of Air Warrior II

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