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  • Then, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. John Marks in an A-10 Thunderbolt II in 1991 next to, now, Lt. Col. Marks in the cockpit of an A-10 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 14, 2016. Marks reached 6,000 hours in an A-10 after flying for nearly three decades. (Courtesy photo provided by Lt. Col. Marks)

    Whiteman pilot logs 6,000 A-10 hours

    Nearly three decades of flying and 11 combat deployments later, Lt. Col. John Marks has achieved a milestone that equates to 250 days in the A-10 cockpit, which most fighter pilots will never reach and puts him among the highest time fighter pilots in the U.S. Air Force.
  • A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, takes off at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Aug. 5, 2016. The A-10 is flying to Tapa Range to perform air-to-ground training with Estonian and NATO allies in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Missy Sterling/released)

    442nd FW completes Estonia FTD

    Reservists and active-duty Airmen from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, and Guardsmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, completed a flying training deployment to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, August 8.
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