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66th WPS Further Modernizes A-10's Capabilities

An A-10 Thunderbolt II loaded with a DATM-160 Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD) sits on the runway at San Clemente Island, California, Nov. 7, 2022. With the assistance from Naval Special Warfare operators, the DATM-160 MALD was able to be loaded in an austere environment during a Green Flag-West training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Bell)
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66th WPS Further Modernizes A-10's Capabilities

A Naval Special Warfare operator inspects a DATM-160 Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD) on an A-10 Thunderbolt II after observing the loading process at San Clemente Island, California, Nov. 7, 2022. The DATM-160 MALD is the training variant of an ADM-160 MALD, a standoff weapon that is used to deceive enemy air defense systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Bell)
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66th WPS Further Modernizes A-10's Capabilities

Senior Airman Fredrick Crowl, a flying crew chief for the 19th Air Maintenance Squadron, waits on the back of a C-130J Hercules assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron (WPS) prior to departing Naval Air Station North Island California, Nov. 7, 2022. The 29th WPS, 66th WPS, and Naval Special Warfare Group 1 all collaborated to load during Green Flag West 23-02. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Bell)
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66th WPS Further Modernizes A-10's Capabilities

Airmen wait to board a C-130J Hercules assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron (WPS) for a training mission on San Clemente Island from Naval Air Station North Island, California, Nov. 7, 2022. The 29th WPS was responsible for resupplying the 66th WPS A-10 Thunderbolt IIs with standoff weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Bell)
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66th WPS Further Modernizes A-10's Capabilities

An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 66th Weapons Squadron (WPS) is loaded with an DATM-160 Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD) with the help of Naval Special Warfare Group 1 and the 29th WPS at San Clemente Island, California, Nov. 7, 2022. The DATM-160 MALD is the training variant of an ADM-160 MALD, a standoff weapon that is used to deceive enemy air defense systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Bell)
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66th WPS Further Modernizes A-10's Capabilities

A U.S. Navy Sailor marshals a C-130J Hercules assigned to the 29th Weapons Squadron (WPS) in support of a training exercise with the 66th WPS and Naval Special Warfare Group 1 at San Clemente Island, California, Nov. 7, 2022. The 66th WPS collaborated with Naval Special Warfare Group 1 and 29th WPS to load a DATM-160 Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD), the training variant of an ADM-160 MALD on to an A-10 Thunderbolt II for the first time in an austere environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Bell)
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210127-Z-FJ772-1586

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the flight line at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2021. The A-10 Thunderbolt II is the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close air support to ground forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Thomas Cox)
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210127-Z-FJ772-1212

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Baer, crew chief assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, taps the wing of an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to a training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2021. The 122nd Fighter Wing is participating in Red Flag 21-1, which provides pilots the experience of training against adversary tactics. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Thomas Cox)
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210127-Z-FJ772-1204

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Baer salutes Lt. Col. Ryan “Gus” Schipper, both from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, prior to a Red Flag 21-1 training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2021. The A-10 aircraft offer excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude while maintaining a highly accurate weapons-delivery platform. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Thomas Cox)
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210127-Z-FJ772-1153

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Baer, an A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, performs a preflight inspection prior to a Red Flag 21-1 training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2021. The 122nd Fighter Wing is participating in Red Flag Nellis 21-1, which utilizes the Nevada Test and Training Range, the U.S. Air Force’s premier military training area with more than 12,000 square miles of airspace. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Thomas Cox)
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210127-Z-FJ772-1068

- U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan “Gus” Schipper, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, climbs aboard his aircraft prior to a training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2021. The mission of the 122nd Fighter Wing is to maintain well-trained, adaptable Airmen and highly maintained A-10 aircraft available immediately for combat operations and combat support anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Thomas Cox)
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210127-Z-FJ772-1045

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan “Gus” Schipper, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, inspects his aircraft prior to departing for a Red Flag 21-1 training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2021. The 122nd Fighter Wing is participating in Red Flag Nellis 21-1, an exercise that gives aircrew the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Thomas Cox)
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210127-Z-FJ772-1001

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircrafts, assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard, are parked on the flight line during Red Flag 21-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Jan. 27, 2021. The Indiana Air National Guard has flown A-10s following a transition from F-16s in 2010. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman Thomas Cox)
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Pilot receives AF Exceptional Aviator Award

A Daedalian trophy sits at the Air Force Exceptional Aviator Award ceremony in the 6th Combat Training Squadron auditorium on Nellis AFB, Nev., Oct. 5, 2018. The Daedalian trophy is presented to an aviator who assures mission success, acts of valor, or an extraordinary display of courage or leadership in support of air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan T. Guthrie)
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Pilot receives AF Exceptional Aviator Award

Lt. Col. Zach Laird, 6th Combat Training Squadron commander, Capt. Eric W. Calvey, an A-10 Weapons Instructor Course instructor assigned to the 6th CTS, and Nicholas B. Kehoe, President for the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, pose for a photo in the 6th CTS auditorium on Nellis AFB, Nev., Oct. 5, 2018. Calvey received the Air Force Exceptional Aviator Award after displaying leadership, airmanship and stopping enemies from advancing towards friendly troops during bad weather, jammed communications and with a malfunctioning target pod. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan T. Guthrie)
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JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness

Joint terminal attack controllers watch an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft during a show of force on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. The A-10s wide combat radius, and short takeoff and landing capability permit operations in and out of locations near front lines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness

Joint terminal attack controllers wave at an A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft during a show of force on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. The A-10 has excellent maneuverability at low air speeds and low-altitude, and is a highly accurate weapons delivery platform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness

Joint terminal attack controllers prepare for a simulated training exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. JTACs integrates air power into ground special operations for mission success, deploying into forward hostile areas to control offensive airstrike operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness

A joint terminal attack controller surveys a simulated convoy during a training exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. JTACs direct the action of combat aircraft engaged in close-air support and other offensive air operations from a forward position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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JTAC, A-10s train to maintain readiness

A joint terminal attack controller writes coordinates on a notebook during a training exercise on the Nevada Test and Training Range July 19, 2017. The JTACs worked with A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft to accomplish live-fire training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kevin Tanenbaum/Released)
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