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US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Bethany Carroll, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Crew CHIEF from the 118th Fighter Squadron (FS), Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG), conducts a post flight inspection on her aircraft following a training mission during Exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted on the various ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)
US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Erin Hurley, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Crew CHIEF Augmentee from the 118th Fighter Squadron (FS), Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG), waits to pull the wheel chalks on her aircraft, prior to take off for a training mission during Exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted on the various ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)
US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Bethany Hunt, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Crew CHIEF Augmentee from the 118th Fighter Squadron (FS), Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG), gives the hold signal to the Pilot, USAF Major (MAJ) Kevin McManaman, as Erin Hurley pulls the wheel chocks, prior to take off for a training mission during Exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted on the various ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)
A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 118th Fighter Squadron (FS), Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG), taxies for take off during a training mission conducted during Exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted on the various ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)
SENIOR AIRMAN (SAR), Ryan Renaurt, USAF, HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter, Door GUNNER, assigned to the 66TH Rescue Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV looks for simulated surface-to-air threats while flying over the gunnery range at Fallon Naval Air Station during DESERT RESCUE IX. DESERT RESCUE IX is a Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military in a real world rescue and combat scenario. Shadow of the aircraft is seen on the ground
US Navy (USN) Aviation Warfare System Operator Second Class (AW2) Steve Alcaraz, a Door GUNNER assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2), fires a 7.62mm M240E1 machine gun aboard a USN HH-60F Seahawk helicopter, during a mission while participating in the rescue training exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada (NV)
US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Dan Weinfurter, 347th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS tightens bolts used to secure an aircraft engine to a transfer stand, while replacing the starboard side outboard engine on a C-130P Hercules aircraft, at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV), during exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is a joint service Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training exercise hosted by the Naval Strike and Warfare Center, designed to simulate downed aircrews, enabling CSAR related missions to experiment with new techniques in realistic scenarios
US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant Kersten Whit, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Crew CHIEF from the 118th Fighter Squadron (FS), Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG), performs routine maintenance on his aircraft following a training mission during Exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted on the various ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)
US Navy (USN) Aviation Electricians Mate Second Class (AE2) Corey Carr and AE2 Julian Mangine, both assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Two (HS-2), perform maintenance on the main rotor of a USN HH-60F Seahawk helicopter, while participating in the rescue training exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada (NV)
US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Bethany Carroll, an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Crew CHIEF from the 118th Fighter Squadron (FS), Connecticut Air National Guard (CTANG), marshals her aircraft into position following a training mission during Exercise DESERT RESCUE XI. The exercise is the premiere Search And Rescue (SAR) training exercise involving all branches of the US Military and is conducted on the various ranges at Fallon Naval Air Station (NAS), Nevada (NV)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: DESERT RESCUE XI
Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon
State: Nevada (NV)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Scott Reed, USAF
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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