By Airman Thomas Cox and Airman Jakob Ivanick / Published January 28, 2021
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)
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)
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)
- 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)