A-10 Maintainers prepare for Red Flag-Rescue 20-2 mission

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Phillip Schwoerer, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, checks an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to take-off during Red Flag-Rescue 20-2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 13, 2020. Red Flag-Rescue trains all rescue and attack Airmen to prepare for the high-end fight potentially located in contested and degraded environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cheyenne A. Powers)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Phillip Schwoerer, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, checks an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to take-off during Red Flag-Rescue 20-2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 13, 2020. Red Flag-Rescue trains all rescue and attack Airmen to prepare for the high-end fight potentially located in contested and degraded environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cheyenne A. Powers)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Phillip Schwoerer, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, prepares to marshal out an A-10 Thunderbolt II for a training mission during Red Flag-Rescue 20-2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 13, 2020. Red Flag-Rescue trains all rescue and attack Airmen to prepare for the high-end fight potentially located in contested and degraded environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cheyenne A. Powers)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Phillip Schwoerer, 355th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, pulls chalks out from under an A-10 Thunderbolt II during Red Flag-Rescue 20-2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 13, 2020. Red Flag-Rescue trains all rescue and attack Airmen to prepare for the high-end fight potentially located in contested and degraded environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cheyenne A. Powers)

An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 345th Fighter Squadron takes off from the flight line for a training mission during Red Flag-Rescue 20-2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 13, 2020. Red Flag-Rescue is a high-end training exercise for all rescue and attack Airmen. The training uses realistic combat scenarios in a contested and degraded environment in order to improve pilot and crew readiness capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cheyenne A. Powers)