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An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft pilot adjusts his chemical-biological warfare gear in the cockpit of his aircraft during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85

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A crew chief helps an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft pilot adjust his chemical-biological warfare gear in the cockpit of his aircraft during Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '85

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An airman wearing biological-chemical protective gear makes an adjustment to a bomb rack mounted on an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft during the combat readiness competition Sabre Spirit '88. Teams from 11 Pacific-area commands are competing for honors in ten

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Subject Operation/Series: SABRE SPIRIT '88

Base: Osan Air Base

Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR)

Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Daniel C. Perez

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The A-10 Thunderbolt has excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. Called the “Warthog” for its aggressive look and often painted with teeth on the nose cone, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the U.S. Air Force’s primary low-altitude close air support aircraft best known for its GAU-8 Avenger 30mm Gatling gun designed to fire armor-piercing depleted uranium and high explosive incendiary rounds. In the 1970s the threat of Soviet armored forces and all-weather attack operations had become more serious. Six companies submitted aircraft proposals, with Northrop and Fairchild-Republic selected to build prototypes: the YA-9A and YA-10A, respectively. General Electric and Philco-Ford were selected to build and test GAU-8 cannon prototypes. First A-10 was delivered to the U.S. Air Force on 30 March 1976. By 1984, 715 airplanes had been built.

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05/06/1988
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airman biological chemical gear adjustment bomb rack bomb rack thunderbolt aircraft thunderbolt aircraft combat readiness competition sabre spirit combat readiness competition sabre spirit teams pacific area commands pacific area commands honors osan air base south korea republic of korea korea high resolution sabre spirit a 10 thunderbolt aircraft air force base us national archives