Arming up the Gatling gun

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II sits in a 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron hangar at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 5, 2019. The 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun is the primary weapon of the A-10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)

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Arming up the Gatling gun

Airmen assigned to the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron armament back shop work on reassembling a 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 3, 2019. The Gatling gun is capable of firing up to 4,200 rounds per minute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kaitlyn J. Ergish)

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Arming up the Gatling gun

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Theodore France, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron armament supervisor, inspects a 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun after being rebuilt at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 3, 2019. The 355th EMS armament back shop is responsible for keeping the Gatling gun, the primary weapon system on the A-10 Thunderbolt II, functional. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Zimmerman, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron armament technician, works on part of the 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 3, 2019. The 355th EMS armament back shop breaks down, inspects, repairs and rebuilds the Gatling gun after every 25,000 rounds fired. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)

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U.S. Air Force Airman Adrian Karel, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron armament technician, inspects his work on a part of the 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 3, 2019. Airmen from the 355th EMS armament back shop work to keep the A-10 Thunderbolt II prepared and ready for anything that it may face by ensuring its weapon system is mission-capable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)

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Arming up the Gatling gun

U.S. Air Force Airman Adrian Karel, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron armament technician, inspects his work on a part of the 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 3, 2019. Airmen from the 355th EMS armament back shop work to keep the A-10 Thunderbolt II prepared and ready for anything that it may face by ensuring its weapon system is mission-capable. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashton Dozier, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron armament supervisor, and Senior Airman Dylan Zimmerman, 355th EMS armament technician, work on a part of the 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun together at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 3, 2019. The 355th EMS armament back shop breaks down, inspects, repairs and rebuilds the Gatling gun after every 25,000 rounds fired. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)

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Arming up the Gatling gun

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ashton Dozier, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron armament supervisor, prepares to put two parts of the 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun together at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 3, 2019. The 355th EMS armament back shop breaks down, inspects, repairs and rebuilds the Gatling gun, the primary weapon system on the A-10 Thunderbolt II, in 72 hours to keep the A-10 flying and ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)

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Arming up the Gatling gun

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dylan Zimmerman, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron armament technician, guides two parts of the 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun together at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 3, 2019. The 355th EMS armament back shop breaks down, inspects, repairs and rebuilds the Gatling gun, the primary weapon system on the A-10 Thunderbolt II, in 72 hours to keep the A-10 flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)

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Arming up the Gatling gun

Published Dec. 7, 2019
By Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens
355th Wing Public Affairs

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II sits in a 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron hangar at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 5, 2019. The 30 mm GAU-8/A seven-barrel Gatling gun is the primary weapon of the A-10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)