Staff Sgt. Chris B. Staton, a member of the 122nd Armament Systems back shop, rewires a MAU-50 pylon Nov. 16, 2014, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Ind. The pylon needed rewiring due to a faulty switch. (U.S. Air Na More
Senior Airman Cody Fuller, a 122nd Security Forces member from the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., aims his PEQ-15 laser device on the target, while smoke from burst firing his M4 carbine fills the air, More
Master Sgt. Calvin Mayotte, a 122nd Security Forces squad leader from the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., fires an M9 during pistol qualification, April 11, 2015, at Fort Custer, Mich. All security forc More
Senior Airman Cody Fuller, a 122nd Security Forces member at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., fires at a target with his M4 carbine, April 11, 2015, at Fort Custer, Mich. (U.S. Air National Guard pho More
Staff. Sgt. Kyle Hart, a 122nd Security Forces member from the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., engages a target with an M4 carbine, April 11, 2015, at Fort Custer, Mich. The M4 is only one of the weapon More
Airmen from the 122nd Security Forces Squadron from the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., take aim during a night-fire exercise, April 11, 2015, at Fort Custer, Mich. Airmen must train in a low-light envi More
Senior Airman James Deemer, a 122nd Security Forces squad leader from the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., fires an M9 during transition drills, April 11, 2015, at Fort Custer, Mich. (U.S. Air National G More
Col. Patrick Renwick, 122nd Fighter Wing commander at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., welcomes home a returning deployed Airman, April 22, 2015, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, I More
Lt. Col. Eduardo Castaneda, 163rd Fighter Squadron Commander at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., receives the squadron flag during a change of command ceremony, June 13, 2015, at the Indiana Air Nati More
1st. Lt. Michael Graham, an A-10C pilot from the 163rd Fighter Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., prepares to take off with several other A-10C aircraft for a training mission, June 16, 2015, at More
An A-10C pilot from the 163rd Fighter Squadron at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., taxis toward the runway, June 16, 2015, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, Ind. (U.S. Air National More
Staff Sgt. Angel Wollman, a member of the 122nd Aircraft Armament shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, installs a wiring harness on a 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger cannon out of an A-10C aircraft, June 16, 2015, at the Indiana Air More
An A-10C Warthog pilot from the 163rd Fighter Squadron at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., taxis across the flight line after completing a training mission, July 14, 2015, at the Indiana Air National More
Members of the 122nd Fighter Wing Fire Department, from the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., battle a simulated aircraft fire, July 22, 2015, at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich. (Air More
Senior Airman Sharane Watson, a member of the 122nd Weapons Load shop, from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., loads a live MK-82 500-pound high-drag bomb underneath an A-10C Warthog, July 27, 2015, at t More
Staff Sgt. Austin Esotu, a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., keeps an eye out for enemy combatants during a reconnaissance exercise, July 28, 2015, at the Comba More
An A-10C Warthog from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., sits under a star filled sky after completing a variety of night-flying missions, Aug. 13, 2015, at the Indiana Air National Guard base, Fort Wayn More
A-10C Warthogs from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., bask in the lunar glow of a partially eclipsed moon, Sept. 27, 2015, at the Air National Guard base in Fort Wayne, Ind. The eclipse was part of a ra More
Tech. Sgt. Danielle Gray, a member of the 122nd Intelligence Operations squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., holds her John L. Levitow Award while standing in front of an A-10C Warthog aircraft, Nov. More
A 122nd Fighter Wing munitions storage bunker sits under a fresh coating of snow, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, Ind. The aging structure was originally constructed in 1991 a More
Tech. Sgt. James R. LeGault, 122nd Security Forces CATM NCO in charge, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., explains the course of fire to Senior Master Sgt. Douglas Dye, 1st Sgt., 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Way More
Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling, Command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air National Guard, meets with senior enlisted members of the 122nd Fighter Wing during a town hall function, March 6, 2016, at the Indiana More
Senior Airman Frank Kozielski, 122nd Civil Engineer Electrician, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., inspects lightning rods on top of the all-weather aircraft shelter, May 13, 2016, at the Indiana Air Nation More
Gen. Milan Maxim, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, center right, and Col. Kyle Noel, 122nd Fighter Wing Operation Atlantic Resolve Detachment Commander, Indiana Air Nationa More
Members of the U.S. and Slovak Armed Forces hold a memorial service for Slovakian war hero, Captain Baranski during Operation Atlantic Resolve, July 15, 2016, at Sliač Air Base, Slovakia. The memorial included More
An Aircraft Maintenance Crew Chief from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., marshals an A-10C Thunderbolt II “Warthog” aircraft onto the taxiway during Operation Atlantic Resolve, July 19, 2016, at Sliač More
Members of the U.S. and Slovak Armed Forces join together for Exercise Slovak Warthog to demonstrate joint operations with a variety of aircraft during Operation Atlantic Resolve, July 27, 2016, at Sliač Air Ba More
Returning deployed Airmen from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., embrace friends and family after completing exercise Slovak Warthog, July 31, 2016, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, I More
Cort Zuercher tours a static displayed KC-135 aircraft during the 2016 Fort Wayne Air Show, Sept. 11, 2016, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind. Along with the headlining Thunderbirds aerial performance, More
Airman 1st Class Austin Trotter, 122nd Electronic/Environmental shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., performs an anti-skid operational check on an A-10C “Warthog” aircraft, June 10, 2017, at the Indiana More
Staff Sgt. Aron Aldridge, left, and Senior Airman Sean Muldoon, right, from the 122nd Aircraft Fuel Systems shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., remove wing panels for maintenance on the fuel system of a More
Senior Airman Jacob Miller, from the 122nd Services shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., prepares food while wearing Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear, Nov. 04, 2017, at the Indiana Air National G More
A returning deployed Airman at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., embraces his wife and baby for the first time in over six months, April 22, 2015, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, I More
Lt. Col. Eduardo Castaneda, 163rd Fighter Squadron Commander at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., speaks to the crowd during a change of command ceremony, June 13, 2015, at the Indiana Air National Gu More
An A-10C Warthog from the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., prepares to land, June 16, 2015, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, Ind. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. William Hopper)
Senior Airman Cruz Galvan, a member of the 122nd Weapons Load shop, from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., cuts the arming wire to length on a live MK-82 500-pound high-drag bomb loaded on an A-10C Wart More
Airman 1st Class Seth Lamb, a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., defends his squads position from enemy combatants with an M249 Light Machine Gun during a reconn More
Snowflakes fall on the 122nd Fighter wings new Munitions Storage Area construction site, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, Ind. The new facility is being built to replace an agi More
Senior Master Sgt. Douglas Dye, 1st Sgt., 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., Fires an M9 during pistol qualification, Feb. 6, 2016, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, Ind. Airmen must take p More
Staff Sgt. Gerald Estelle, 122nd Weapons Load shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., prepares an AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missile for loading onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a base wide exercise, More
An A-10C Thunderbolt II “Warthog” aircraft from the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, lifts into the air during Operation Atlantic Resolve, July 19, 2016, at Sliač Air Base, Slovakia. Airmen of the 163rd Ex More
Crowds tour static displayed aircraft during the 2016 Fort Wayne Air Show, Sept. 11, 2016, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind. Along with the headlining Thunderbirds aerial performance, the air show fea More
Staff Sgt. Lawrence Balmer, 122nd Metals Technologist, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., prepares an aircraft part for quality inspection inside a Computer Numerical Control machine, June 10, 2017, at the I More
Tech. Sgt. Joel Allred, from the 122nd Civil Engineer shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., maneuvers a front end loader carrying concrete barriers while wearing Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear, More
A returning deployed Airman at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., embraces his daughters for the first time in over six months, April 22, 2015, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, Ind. More
An A-10C pilot from the 163rd Fighter Squadron at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., speeds down the runway for takeoff as a storm looms in the background, July 7, 2015, at the Indiana Air National Gua More
First Lt. James Pratt, an A-10C Warthog pilot from the 163rd Fighter Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., taxis his A-10C Warthog toward the runway loaded with live MK-82 500-pound high-drag bombs, J More
Staff Sgt. Michael Klausing, a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., moves through the forest during a reconnaissance exercise, July 28, 2015, at the Combat Readine More
A 122nd Fighter Wing munitions storage facility sits under a fresh coating of snow, Jan. 10, 2016, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, Ind. The aging facility was originally constructed in 1991 More
Staff Sgt. Gerald Estelle, 122nd Weapons Load shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., moves quickly to don his gas mask as an alarm sounds during a base wide exercise, May 13, 2016, at the Indiana Air Natio More
A Slovakian Air Force MiG-29 aircraft deploys its tail parachute as it lands during Operation Atlantic Resolve, July 19, 2016, at Sliač Air Base, Slovakia. Airmen of the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron hav More
American Flags decorate a line of tents during the 2016 Fort Wayne Air Show, Sept. 11, 2016, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind. Along with the headlining Thunderbirds aerial performance, the air show f More
Tech Sgt. Matthew Amberg, left, and Staff Sgt. Adam Young, right, from the 122nd Weapons Load shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., hang an inert bomb under the wing of an A-10C Warthog aircraft, Nov. 05, More
An A-10C pilot from the 163rd Fighter Squadron at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., guides his A-10C Warthog in for a landing, July 7, 2015, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, Ind. (U More
Senior Airman Whitney Myers, a member of the 122nd Services Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., practices moving 4,000-pound cargo baskets using a 10,000-pound rated all-terrain forklift, July 29, 2 More
Senior Airman Jordan Miller, left, and Master Sgt. Alisha Furlong, right, of the 122nd Aviation Resource Management shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., check each others Mission Oriented Protective Post More
An Aircraft Maintenance Crew Chief from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., marshals an A-10C Thunderbolt II “Warthog” pilot the all-clear to start engine one during Operation Atlantic Resolve, July 19, 2 More
An aircraft performs a display of sky writing during the 2016 Fort Wayne Air Show, Sept. 11, 2016, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind. Along with the headlining Thunderbirds aerial performance, the air More
Staff Sgt. Jordan Jacobs, 122nd Metals Technologist, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., performs a 6G-certification test with a Tungsten Inert Gas welder, June 10, 2017, at the Indiana Air National Guard Bas More
Staff Sgt. Daniel Thompson, from the 122nd Weapons Load shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., prepares to lift munitions off a bomb cart, Nov. 05, 2017, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base. Weapons Loa More
Maj. John Robison, 122nd Maintenance Squadron commander at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., receives the squadron guidon during a change of command ceremony, July 11, 2015, at the Indiana Air Nationa More
Members of the 122nd Fighter Wing Fire Department, from the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., battle a simulated aircraft fire July 22, 2015, at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Mich. (Air More
Master Sgt. Brandon Herber, a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., explains proper tactics to a squad of Airmen during an ambush exercise, July 29, 2015, a More
Staff Sgt. Joshua Clarkson, 122nd Aircraft Maintenance Crew Chief, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., completes Aircraft forms in preparation for his assigned A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft to land while wear More
Returning deployed Airmen from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., emerge from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft after completing exercise Slovak Warthog, Aug. 03, 2016, at the Indiana Air National Guard Ba More
Aircraft perform a display of aerobatics around a USSOCOM Para-Commando during the 2016 Fort Wayne Air Show, Sept. 11, 2016, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind. Along with the headlining Thunderbirds ae More
Senior Airman Zach Lake, from the 122nd Weapons Load shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., prepares a Computer Control Group guidance system for installation on a GBU-12 laser-guided bomb, Nov. 05, 2017, More
Lt. Col. Bradley Reynolds, 122nd Operations Support Flight commander at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., receives the flight guidon during a change of command ceremony, July 11, 2015, at the Indiana More
Airman 1st Class Seth Lamb, a member of the 122nd Security Forces Squadron from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., fires a burst of blanks from his M249 Light Machine Gun at enemy combatants during an am More
Tech. Sgt. Andy Seibert, 122nd Aircraft Maintenance Crew Chief, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., moves wheel chocks into place under an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft while wearing Mission Oriented Protecti More
Returning deployed Airmen from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., embrace friends and family after completing exercise Slovak Warthog, Aug. 03, 2016, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, I More
A USSOCOM Para-Commando performs during the 2016 Fort Wayne Air Show, Sept. 11, 2016, at the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind. Along with the headlining Thunderbirds aerial performance, the air show featured More
Lt. Col. Bradley Reynolds, 122nd Operations Support Flight Commander at the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., speaks to the crowd during a change of command ceremony, July 11, 2015, at the Indiana Air Nat More
An A-10C Warthog pilot from the 163rd Fighter Squadron, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., takes off in an A-10C Warthog, July 30, 2015, at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich. The unit's airc More
An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., performs a sharp banking maneuver, May 13, 2016, above the Indiana Air National Guard Base, Fort Wayne, Ind. The A-10C Thunderbolt More
A returning deployed pilot from the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Fort Wayne, Ind., reunites with family after completing exercise Slovak Warthog, Aug. 03, 2016, at the Indiana Air National Guard Base, More