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US Air Force Crewchiefs from the 23rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) make the final pre-flight preparations on an A-10A Thunderbolt II, 74th Fighter Squadron (FS), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC). With the A-10 mission complete, the aircraft prepare to fly for the last time at Tallil Air Base (AB) for their return to their home station at Pope AFB during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The A-10 is equipped with two stores containers under the wings and a 600-gallon fuel tank on the centerline

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Jeremiah "Weed" Cruz, A-10 pilot, 4th Fighter Wing (FW), 23rd Fighter Group, Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), puts on his survival vest before departing from Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq. With the A-10 mission complete, the unit prepares to fly for the last time at Tallil Air Base (AB) for their return to their home station at Pope AFB during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT C. E. Lewis, USAF Release Statu More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Jeremiah "Weed" Cruz, A-10 pilot, 4th Fighter Wing (FW), 23rd Fighter Group, Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), discusses flying maneuvers for local weather conditions with US Army (USA) CPT Ryan Nielson, Ground Liason Officer, before departing from Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq. With the A-10 mission complete, the unit prepares to fly for the last time at Tallil Air Base (AB) for their return to their home station at Pope AFB during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT C. E. Lewis, USAF Release Statu More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Joshua Bowman, Crewchief, 23rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) patiently waits for his A-10 Thunderbolt II, 74th Fighter Squadron (FS), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), pilot to arrive. With the A-10 mission complete, the aircraft prepare to fly for the last time at Tallil Air Base (AB) for their return to their home station at Pope AFB during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release More

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10A Thunderbolt II, 74th Fighter Squadron (FS), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), taxis down the runway at Tallil Air Base for the last time. With the A-10 mission complete, the aircraft prepare to fly for the last time at Tallil Air Base (AB) for their return to their home station at Pope AFB during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The A-10 is equipped with two stores containers under the wings and a 600-gallon fuel tank on the centerline

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kruskie Jacob, Crewchief, 23rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS), talks with the pilot of the A-10A Thunderbolt II, 74th Fighter Squadron (FS), Pope Air Force Base (AFB), North Carolina (NC), during pre-flight checks. With the A-10 mission complete, the aircraft flew for the last time at Tallil Air Base (AB) for their return to their home station at Pope AFB during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The A-10 is equipped with two stores containers under the wings and a 600-gallon fuel tank on the centerline

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release More