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The setting sun sillhouettes the strafing pit at Cannon Range, near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. On the left is an old armored personnel carrier used as a target by pilots making strafing runs at the range, as well as a target net hung between two poles. The range is vital to the continuous training of A-10 pilots from the Air Force Reserve's 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., as well as pilots from other Reserve, Guard and active-duty units across the country. Cannon Range is managed and operated by the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Leo Brown)


Sunset targets

The setting sun sillhouettes the strafing pit at Cannon Range, near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. On the left is an old armored personnel carrier used as a target by pilots making strafing runs at the range, as well as a target net hung between two poles. The range is vital to the continuous training of A-10 pilots from the Air Force Reserve's 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., as well as pilots from other Reserve, Guard and active-duty units across the country. Cannon Range is managed and operated by the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Leo Brown)

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An A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 303rd Fighter Squadron, manuvers over Cannon Range near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., June 20, 2007, on a run-in to drop a practice bomb on one of the range's many targets. While the 303rd FS, part of the Air Force Reserve's 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is one of the primary users of the range, many Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and active-duty units use the range every day to practice attacking ground targets. Col. Herman Brunke, from Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, is the pilot of this aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
Senior Airman Jared Schomaker, a communications specialist from the Missouri Air National Guard, operates equipment to record and score hits on various targets in the Cannon Range complex near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Airmen at the range score and record the hits, or misses, from every aircraft that drops a bomb or fires a round onto the range, then relay those scores to the pilots above. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
Senior Airman Jarrod Schomaker, a computer systems operator from the Missouri Air National Guard, operates equipment to record and score hits on various targets in the Cannon Range complex near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Airmen at the range score and record the hits, or misses, from every aircraft that drops a bomb or fires a round onto the range, then relay those scores to the pilots above. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
Tech. Sgt. Jason Woodworth, structural craftsman with the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Fighter Wing Detachment 1, drives a road grader to smooth out one of the many gravel roads at Cannon Range near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. All 11 of the detachment's people are qualified heavy equipment operators despite coming from diverse career fields. They work as a single team in operating and maintaing this range, which is vital to conducting training for pilots from the Reserve, Guard and active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
One of the many targets at Cannon Range, near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., is this armored personnel carrier, which has been hit repeatedly by practice bombs, as evidenced by a BDU-33 sticking out of its side. The Missouri Air National Guard members who run the range create targets from surplus equipment, designed to look realistic from the air. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
The Missouri Air National Guard members who manage and operate Cannon Range, near Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., find creative ways to build targets out of old vehicles, weapons and scrap. In this target, they constructed a
The Missouri Air National Guard members who manage and operate Cannon Range, near Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., find creative ways to build targets out of old vehicles, weapons and scrap. In this target, they constructed a
Inert 500-pound bombs, half-buried in the ground, mark one of the targets in the Cannon Range complex. Each concrete-filled bomb has a high-drag
Inert 500-pound bombs, half-buried in the ground, mark one of the targets in the Cannon Range complex. Each concrete-filled bomb has a high-drag
The entrance to Cannon Range, near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., features inert, concrete-filled 500-pound bombs with the name of the facility painted on the sides. Not only is the barrier decorative, but functional, serving to keep unauthorized vehicles from driving around the swing gate. The Missouri Air National Guardsmen who operate the range make good use of the materials available to them to enhance the training and appearance of the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
The entrance to Cannon Range, near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., features inert, concrete-filled 500-pound bombs with the name of the facility painted on the sides. Not only is the barrier decorative, but functional, serving to keep unauthorized vehicles from driving around the swing gate. The Missouri Air National Guardsmen who operate the range make good use of the materials available to them to enhance the training and appearance of the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
Lt. Col. Scott Porter, left, commander at Cannon Range near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., and Senior Master Sgt. Randy Flores, superintendent, control a flight of two F-16s over the range June 20, 2007. Both Airmen are members of the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Fighter Wing's Detachment 1. They are two of the 11 people who manage and operate Cannon Range, which is a vital training resource for combat pilots across the country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)