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The 917th Fighter Group at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., will start transferring its 24 A-10C Thunderbolt II jet aircraft to other units beginning April 8 as part of force structure changes authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Greg Steele)


Barksdale to begin A-10 tranfers

The 917th Fighter Group at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., will start transferring its 24 A-10C Thunderbolt II jet aircraft to other units beginning April 8 as part of force structure changes authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Greg Steele)

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Reservists in the 476th Fighter Group, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., train using gas masks and chemical protection suits in preparation for a deployment to Afghanistan in September 2010. Twenty-five reservists from the group will deploy with Regular Air Force Airmen from Moody's 23rd Fighter Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Katie Brown)
Tech. Sgt. Scott Lopez, an A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief with the 476th Maintenance Squadron, reveals the name of A-10 pilot, Lt. Col. Bill James in a special unit activation ceremony at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., July 11, 2009. Colonel James is the commander of the newly activated 76th Fighter Squadron at Moody. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)
Staff Sgt. Jordan Aggson of the 442nd Logistics Readiness Squadron drags a refueling hose back to his tanker truck after servicing an A-10 Thunderbolt II during an operational readiness exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., May 14, 2009. The 442nd LRS is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command A-10 unit. The ORE was a dry run for the wing's upcoming operational readiness inspection in October. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bill Huntington)
Tech. Sgt. David Frith changes the left hydraulic pressure return filters on A-10 Thunderbolt II, number 201, belonging to the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 5, 2006. Sergean Firth is a hydraulics specialist and Air Force Reservist. Checking the hydraulic seals and filters is an important maintenance item on aircraft recently returned from the 442nd FW's deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
Air Force Reservist Staff Sgt. Michael Schuler inspects the left, main wheel well of A-10 number 201 Nov. 5, 2006, during the 442nd Fighter Wing's unit training assembly at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. Sergeant Schuler is a phase inspection crew chief from the 442nd Maintenance Squadron whose job is to inspect A-10 Thunderbolt IIs for cracks, corrosion and wiring harness routes in need of repair during the phase inspection process. Aircraft 201 recently returned from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, taxis to a de-arm area at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, following a combat sortie over Afghanistan. The A-10's 30-mm gun, a signature capability of the aircraft, delivers enormous firepower to support ground forces engaged against anti-Coalition extremists. This A-10 is deployed to Bagram from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. In addition to the 81st FS, the Air Force Reserve?s 442nd Fighter Wing, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., contributed aircraft, pilots and maintainers to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram for an Air Expeditionary Force rotation. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
Staff Sgt. Shannon Hughes, left, hands Senior Airman Damon Johnson a tool as they work on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during its phase inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 5. Both Airmen are deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group at Bagram is ?double-docking? A-10s going through phase inspection, working on the airplanes around the clock, to ensure consistent ability to meet the demand for the airframe in theater. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
Capt. Rick Mitchell, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan?s 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, prepares for a nighttime combat mission in early August. Captain Mitchell is deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo. The 81st EFS flies combat sorties around the clock to provide close air support for U.S. and Coalition ground forces in Afghanistan. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
Capt. Rick Mitchell, pilot, prepares an A-10 Thunderbolt II for a nighttime sortie over Afghanistan with the help of a crew chief on the ground, Staff Sgt. Scott Gaitley, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in early August. Both are deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve A-10 unit, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
Major Michael Bachtell, an Air Force Reservist with the 47th Fighter Squadron, completes his maintenance forms after competing in Hawgsmoke 2006, an U.S. Air Force world-wide A-10 gunnery competition. He was later named Third Overall Best Pilot for his performance that day.
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Tammy Kjos talks, an A-10 crew chief and Air Force Reservist deployed here from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., talks to A-10 pilot, Capt. Thomas Kanewske via intercom on the status of his flight control check prior to taking off on a combat mission for Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo By Maj. David Kurle)