BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, sits on the trim pad waiting for an engine run. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin LeBlanc)
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan –Senior Airman Tristan Bacom tows an A-10 Thunderbolt II while Staff Sgt. Damon Ballard supervises the operation. Both crew chiefs are assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit and are deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eric Gibson)
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan – Senior Airman Justin Lovejoy inspects the nose while Staff Sgt. Isaac Ibarra inspects the wing during a thru-flight inspection, and Staff Sgt. Shawn Mercier pulls an oil sample from the engine. The crew chiefs are all deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tom Bivens)
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan – During a thru-flight inspection, Senior Airmen Justin Lovejoy and Mike Pena examine the fuselage of an A-10 Thunderbolt II while Staff Sgt. Isaac Ibarra inspects the breaks. On the wing, Staff Sgt. Shawn Mercier performs an intake and exhaust inspection on the Warthog's engine. The crew chiefs are all deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Tom Bivens)
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan – (Left to right) Staff Sgt. Jakonise Jones and Airman Nicholas Giacomino connect an ammunition loading adaptor to the gun system of an A-10 Thunderbolt II. They are preparing to reload the Warthog with 30 mm ammunition. The Airmen are both deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Kristen Lainis)
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan – Senior Airman Troy Brown marshals an A-10 Thunderbolt II onto the end of the runway for de-arming after a combat sortie. Airman Brown and the A-10 are deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Jennifer Gurganus)