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Reserve, active duty accelerate readiness with A-10 integration exercise

U.S. Air Force Reserve A-10 Thunderbolt II, 442d Fighter Wing, takes off at an airport near Salina, Kansas, May 12, 2021. The A-10s provided fighter escort to the Air Force Reserve 327th Airlift Squadron as the C-130J Super Hercules provided agile combat support to the training scenario. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kalee Sexton)

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Reserve, active duty accelerate readiness with A-10 integration exercise

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Richard Brewster, 327th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, secures a Humvee in the cargo area of a C-130J Super Hercules at an airport near Salina, Kansas, May 12, 2021. The Air Force Reserve 327th Airlift Squadron provided agile combat support and cargo handling training opportunities to the 442d Fighter Wing's training event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kalee Sexton)

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Reserve, active duty accelerate readiness with A-10 integration exercise

U.S. Air Force Reserve Senior Airman Richard Brewster, 327th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, loads a Humvee onto a C-130J Super Hercules at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, on May 12, 2021. The Air Force Reserve 327th Airlift Squadron provided agile combat support and cargo handling training opportunities to the 442d Fighter Wing during a training event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kalee Sexton)

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Jet Mechanics Aide Kansas Speedway

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Boyd Kempher, 442d Maintenance Group Aerospace and Jet Engine Propulsion mechanic works on the centrifugal multi-switch, an integral piece to the jet engine dryer on Kansas Speedway on 2 May 2021. With unavailable help and the spare multiple states away, Kempher and Russell, both Reserve Airmen, were hand-selected to troubleshoot the speedway’s dryers in case of inclement weather.

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Airmen assist Kansas Speedway

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt’s Boyd Kempher and Daniel Russell, both Aerospace and Jet Engine Propulsion mechanics show Chief Master Sgt. Earl Dundas, 442d Fighter Wing Interim Command Chief, the malfunctioning parts to the jet engine dryer at Kansas Speedway on 2 May 2021.

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Colonel Michael D. Leonas

Colonel Michael Leonas (US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Jennings)

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Two A-10C Thunderbolt IIs to fly over Kansas Speedway for the first race of the 2021 season

Two A-10s fly in formation.

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Col. David Black

Col. David Black

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Members of 10th Air Force took a break during the 2021 Commanders and Command Chiefs Conference to take a photo in front of the Fort Worth Courthouse.

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Colonel Allen Duckworth, 301st Fighter Wing Commander, and Ms. Mary Arnold, 301st Fighter Wing Director of Psychological Health, discuss the Traumatic Stress Response Team during the 10th Air Force Commanders and Command Chiefs Conference in Downtown Fort Worth.

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Maj Gen Brian Borgen speak to 10th Air Force command chiefs separately, allowing pointed conversations on matters impacting the units.

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Leaders from across 10th Air Force pose for a picture with Brig Gen Lisa Craig, Air Force Recruiting Service Deputy Commander, during the 2021 Commanders and Command Chiefs Conference in downtown Fort Worth, Texas.

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Members of 10th Air Force took a break during the 2021 Commanders and Command Chiefs Conference to take a photo in front of the Fort Worth Courthouse.

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Chief Master Sgt Jeremy Malcom speaks with Tenth Air Force unit commanders, discussing his interaction with unit chiefs and answering questions about the enlisted force.

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Lt. Col. Brian Leiter

Lt. Col. Brian Leiter poses in front of an A-10C Thunderbolt II in Afghanistan during a 2020 deployment with the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, a unit assigned to the 442d Fighter Wing.

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Lt. Col. Leiter and Family

Lt. Col Brian Leiter and Maj. (ret) Trena Leiter and their five children.

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Lt. Col. Brian Leiter and Maj. Trena Leiter

Lt. Col. Brian Leiter and his wife, Maj. (ret) Trena Leiter pose in a picture at Whiteman AFB in 2017. Lt. Col. Brian Leiter is now an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot and his wife, Maj. (ret) Trena Leiter, a dentist, both assigned to the 442d Fighter Wing.

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Then Airman Brian Leiter and Airman Trena Leiter

Then Airman Brian Leiter and Airman Trena Leiter pose in their service dress at Whiteman AFB in 1999, a few years after enlisting in the Air Force. At the time, Airman Brian Leiter was a crew chief with the 442d Fighter Wing and Airman Trena Leiter was an active duty medical technician with the 509th Bomb Wing.

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Airman Brian Leiter

Then Airman Brian Leiter poses in front of an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Whiteman AFB in 1999 as a Crew Chief.

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Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth visits 442 FW

Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth departs the 5-Bay hangar after a tour of the A-10 Thunderbolt II April 7, 2021 on Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Roth stopped at the 442d Fighter Wing as part of a larger tour of Barksdale, Dyess, and Whiteman Air Force Bases over two days. (US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bob Jennings)

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