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Home on the range: Joint Terminal Attack Controllers train with 188th Warthogs

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  • 188th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
FORT CHAFFEE MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ark. --  Several A-10C Thunderbolt II "Warthogs" with the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard conducted a Close-Air Support (CAS) training exercise with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) at the 188th's Detachment 1 Razorback Range located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark., Dec. 12, 2011.

The Warthogs conducted strafing runs, shot targets with their 30mm Gatling gun and dropped sundry munitions while working with JTACs, who plotted coordinates for air strikes during the CAS training. The JTACs are members of the 19th Air Support Operations Squadron based in Fort Campbell, Ky.

Razorback Range is a key asset and currently is the best among all Air National Guard units nationwide in terms of proximity to the wing. Razorback Range's proximity to Ebbing Air National Guard Base allows the 188th's A-10s to be on the range just two minutes after takeoff, which makes the unit the most efficient A-10 wing in the ANG in terms of training costs.

To view additional photos from this training exercise, watch the slideshow.

Home on the range: Joint Terminal Attack Controllers train with 188th Warthogs

  • Published
  • 188th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
FORT CHAFFEE MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ark. --  Several A-10C Thunderbolt II "Warthogs" with the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard conducted a Close-Air Support (CAS) training exercise with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) at the 188th's Detachment 1 Razorback Range located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark., Dec. 12, 2011.

The Warthogs conducted strafing runs, shot targets with their 30mm Gatling gun and dropped sundry munitions while working with JTACs, who plotted coordinates for air strikes during the CAS training. The JTACs are members of the 19th Air Support Operations Squadron based in Fort Campbell, Ky.

Razorback Range is a key asset and currently is the best among all Air National Guard units nationwide in terms of proximity to the wing. Razorback Range's proximity to Ebbing Air National Guard Base allows the 188th's A-10s to be on the range just two minutes after takeoff, which makes the unit the most efficient A-10 wing in the ANG in terms of training costs.

To view additional photos from this training exercise, watch the slideshow.