917th FG
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Curtiss Miles, 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, straps in Lt. Col. Peter Olson, 47th Fighter Squadron pilot, into an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft prior to a sortie at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Sept. 21, 2011. Olson will fly the A-10 to the Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., in preparation for its deployment to a Forward Operating Location in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele)