Conversion excursion: Tail No. 586 departs 188th for new home
Tech Sgt. Shawn Thorne, a crew chief with the 188th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Maj. Michael Roche, a pilot with the 76th Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, review forms on an A-10C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" (Tail No. 586). The aircraft left Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas. The aircraft was delivered from the 188th Fighter Wing to Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, April 18, 2014, as part of the 188th's mission conversion from the A-10 to a remotely piloted aircraft, intelligence and targeting mission. The 188th has three remaining A-10s on station. The final two aircraft are scheduled to leave the 188th June 7, 2014. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Josh Lewis/Released)