Refueling

A KC-135 refuels an A-10 Thunderbolt II over Lake of the Ozarks September 2010. The A-10 belongs to the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Danielle Wolf)

Refueling

A boom operator refuels an A-10 during a routine refueling mission. The A-10 Thunderbolt II belongs to the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Danielle Wolf)

Hawgsmoke 2010

An A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 442nd Fighter Wings fires its 30mm cannon during a straffing run over the Sayler Creek Bombing Range near Boise, Idaho, Oct. 14 during Hawgsmoke 2010. Air Force Reservists from the wing participated in the event two years after hosting Hawgsmoke 2008 in Salina, Kan. Hawgsmoke is a bienial competition among the U.S. Air Force's A-10 squadrons that tests pilots' bombing, gunnery, navigation and aviation skills. The 2010 competition was hosted by the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, at Gowen Air National Guard Base, Idaho. The 124th FW's 190th Fighter Squadron won the competition just as it did in 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

Hawgsmoke 2010

A 442nd Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off from Gowen Air National Guard Base, Idaho, Oct. 14 on its way to the Sayler Creek Bombing Range, near Boise, during Hawgsmoke 2010. Hawgsmoke is a bienial competition among the U.S. Air Force's A-10 squadrons that tests pilots' bombing, gunnery, navigation and aviation skills. The 2010 competition was hosted by the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, at Gowen Air National Guard Base, Idaho. The 124th FW's 190th Fighter Squadron won the competition just as it did in 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. David Kurle)

A-10 Thunderbolt II

The 442nd Fighter Wing deployed approximately 70 reservists to Hill Air Force Base, Utah for deployed facility training in August 2010. The 442nd FW is an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Danielle Wolf)

A-10 Thunderbolt II

Maj. Todd Riddle, 303rd Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, prepares for flight. The 303rd FS is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, which deployed approximately 70 reservists to Hill Air Force Base, Utah for deployed facility training in August 2010. The 442nd FW is an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman AFB, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Danielle Wolf)

Snow day

An A-10 Thunderbolt II static display photographed on a snowy day during the January unit training assembly. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.

A-10 Thunderbolt II C-Model

Dec. 22, 2009 marked the first 442nd Fighter Wing flight in the newly acquired A-10 Thunderbolt II C-models. The new models posess enhanced radio communication systems and text messaging capabilities. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an Air Force Reserve unit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Danielle Wolf)

442nd Fighter Wing

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Senior Airman Sabrina Bertz, 442nd A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief, performs a flight inspection after an A-10 landed Jan. 6, 2010. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit based here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jessica Snow)

442nd Fighter Wing

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Senior Airman Sabrina Bertz, 442nd A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief, performs a flight inspection after an A-10 landed Jan. 6, 2010. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit based here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jessica Snow)

Sortie surge

442nd Fighter Wing maintainers launch another A-10 Thunderbolt II during a sortie surge exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo, in July to prepare for an upcoming operational readiness inspection. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Whiteman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise)

Flying high

A pilot from the 442nd Operations Group's 303rd Fighter Squadron fires an A-10's 30-milimeter cannon over the Smoky Hill Range, Kan. The group recently scored an "outstanding" on an inspection of its standardization and evaluation program. The group is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)