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A Tactical Air Command F-111 aircraft in camouflage paint scheme departs from the base following the Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tested tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

A Tactical Air Command F-4 Phantom II aircraft in camouflage paint scheme departs form the base following the Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tested tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft stand in line on the airfield during Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

An A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft fires its 30mm gun during the Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews' abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

An F-16 aircraft team prepares for takeoff during Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

Rounds from the 30 mm cannon of an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft strike a target at the Avon Park Range during the Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

A right side view of an F-16 aircraft taking off during Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews' abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

First Lieutenant (1LT) Mitch Reeves, 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing, examines a wing tip mounted AIM-9 Sidewinder missile while conducting a preflight check on an F-16 aircraft during Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

Pilots park their F-16 aircraft on the flight line during the Long Rifle III competition. The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tests tactical air crews'abilities to plan and execute long-range missions, execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

Tactical Airlift Command A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft in camouflage paint scheme depart from the base following the Long Rifle III competition., The semi-annual air-to-ground gunnery competition tested tactical air crews' abilities to plan and execute long-range missions execute attacks on first-look targets and accurately deliver ordnance

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Base: Macdill Air Force Base

State: Florida (FL)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN David Holt

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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