Warthogs in flight

Lt. Col. Brian Burger, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot and the 188th Fighter Wing Operations Group commander, fires off a flare while diving into a high-angle firing position during a training exercise on Razorback Range located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark., June 4, 2012. The 188th, nearing its second deployment to Afghanistan with the A-10, regularly conducts training with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from different branches of service to sharpen its close air support skills and to conduct efficient training with JTACs. During this exercise, JTACs from the 75th Ranger Regiment provided forward control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Warthogs in flight

Lt. Col. Chris Beckman, lead aircraft, and Maj. Jeremiah Gentry, both A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots from the Arkansas Air National Guard’s Fort Smith-based 188th Fighter Wing maneuver in formation June 4, 2012, over the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas. The 188th hosted a Special Operations Exercise with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from the 75th Ranger Regiment, UH-60 Black Hawks from the Arkansas Army National Guard’s 77th Theater Aviation Brigade and an AC-130U Spooky Gunship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Warthogs in flight

Lt. Col. Brian Burger, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot and the 188th Fighter Wing Operations Group commander, fires off a flare while diving into a high-angle firing position during a training exercise on Razorback Range located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark., June 4, 2012. The 188th, nearing its second deployment to Afghanistan with the A-10, regularly conducts training with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from different branches of service to sharpen its close air support skills and to conduct efficient training with JTACs. During this exercise, JTACs from the 75th Ranger Regiment provided forward control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Warthogs in flight

Lt. Col. Brian Burger, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot and the 188th Fighter Wing Operations Group commander, fires off a flare while diving into a high-angle firing position during a training exercise on Razorback Range located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark., June 4, 2012. The 188th, nearing its second deployment to Afghanistan with the A-10, regularly conducts training with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from different branches of service to sharpen its close air support skills and to conduct efficient training with JTACs. During this exercise, JTACs from the 75th Ranger Regiment provided forward control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Warthogs in flight

Lt. Col. Brian Burger, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot and the 188th Fighter Wing’s Operations Group commander, banks into a high angle firing position during a training exercise on Razorback Range located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark., June 4, 2012. The 188th, nearing its second deployment to Afghanistan with the A-10, regularly conducts training with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from different branches of service to sharpen its close air support skills and to conduct efficient training with JTACs. During this exercise, JTACs from the 75th Ranger Regiment provided forward control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Warthogs in flight

Lt. Col. Brian Burger, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot and the 188th Fighter Wing’s Operations Group commander, banks into a high angle firing position during a training exercise on Razorback Range located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark., June 4, 2012. The 188th, nearing its second deployment to Afghanistan with the A-10, regularly conducts training with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from different branches of service to sharpen its close air support skills and to conduct efficient training with JTACs. During this exercise, JTACs from the 75th Ranger Regiment provided forward control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Lt. Col. Brian Burger, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot and the 188th Fighter Wing Operations Group commander, fires 30mm rounds from at a target during a training exercise on Razorback Range located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark., June 4, 2012. The 188th, nearing its second deployment to Afghanistan with the A-10, regularly conducts training with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from different branches of service to sharpen its close air support skills and to conduct efficient training with JTACs. During this exercise, JTACs from the 75th Ranger Regiment provided forward control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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Warthogs in flight

Lt. Col. Brian Burger, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot and the 188th Fighter Wing Operations Group commander, fires off a flare while banking into a high-angle firing position during a training exercise on Razorback Range located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark., June 4, 2012. The 188th, nearing its second deployment to Afghanistan with the A-10, regularly conducts training with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from different branches of service to sharpen its close air support skills and to conduct efficient training with JTACs. During this exercise, JTACs from the 75th Ranger Regiment provided forward control. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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188th Warthogs take to the range

Published June 26, 2012

Warthogs in flight

Warthogs in flight

Warthogs in flight

Warthogs in flight

Warthogs in flight

Warthogs in flight

Warthogs in flight

Warthogs in flight