A-10 Thunderbolt IIs break over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex and one aircraft drops a flare during live-fire training April 24. The A-10s are from the 355th Fighter Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Members from the 355th FS are tasked to provide mission ready A-10s, as well as search and rescue capability in Alaska and deployed sites worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert Wieland)
A P-51 Mustang, flown by Jim Beasley; an F-16 Fighting Falcon, flown by Maj. Dax Cornelius from Hill Air Force Base, Utah; an F-15 Eagle, flown by Capt. Tony Bierenkoven from Eglin AFB, Fla.; and an A-10 Thunderbolt II, flown by Capt. Jeff Yost of Pope AFB, N.C., fly over New York City on Thursday, May 25, 2006. The “Heritage Flight” pilots flew in the Jones Beach Air Show on Long Island. Heritage Flight formations are designed to show generations of fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – An A-10C Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft pulls up sharply out of a low-level strafing run during a combat search and rescue demonstration here Oct 4. The digitally-upgraded A-10C has been equipped with satellite-guided precision weaponry and advanced communications data links for transferring information with ground-based warfighters. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Parker Gyokeres)
Two F-22 Raptors and one B-2 Spirit deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, from the 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and the 13th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron recently flew in formation over Pacific Ocean. The F-22 Raptor and B-2 Spirit deployment to Andersen marks the first time, F-22 Raptors and B-2 Spirits, the key strategic stealth platforms in the Air Force inventory, deployed together outside the continental United States. As part of the continuing force posture adjustments to address worldwide requirements, the United States continues to deploy additional forces like the F-22 and B-2 throughout the Western Pacific. This is the latest example of the flexibility U.S. forces have to meet their ongoing commitments and security obligations throughout the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald) released
An A-10 Thunderbolt II, fires the 30 mm gun at a low angle strafe, as part of the 2006 Hawgsmoke competition, Thursday, March 23, 2006, at the Barry-Goldwater Range, Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field. There are four parts of the competition. Each team has four members in which they have 100 bullets each to use toward the target. This year’s competition coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Warthog. Twenty squadrons from around the world come together to gain the honor of the “best of the best” in ground attack and target destruction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina D. Ponte)
