U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carter Wedding, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, stands atop a ladder beside an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. Wedding monitored engine startups before the aircraft was cleared for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carter Wedding, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, stands atop a ladder beside an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. Wedding monitored engine startups before the aircraft was cleared for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carter Wedding, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, carries a ladder under the wing of an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. Wedding climbed the ladder to work on the plane before they it was cleared for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carter Wedding, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, carries a ladder under the wing of an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. Wedding climbed the ladder to work on the plane before they it was cleared for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)
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An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 357th Fighter Squadron travels down the flightline on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. The A-10 took off on the tarmac minutes after departing the hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)

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An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 357th Fighter Squadron travels down the flightline on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. The A-10 took off on the tarmac minutes after departing the hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)
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  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carter Wedding, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, stands atop a ladder beside an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. Wedding monitored engine startups before the aircraft was cleared for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)

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    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carter Wedding, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, stands atop a ladder beside an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. Wedding monitored engine startups before the aircraft was cleared for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)
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  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carter Wedding, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, carries a ladder under the wing of an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. Wedding climbed the ladder to work on the plane before they it was cleared for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)

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    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carter Wedding, 357th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief, carries a ladder under the wing of an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. Wedding climbed the ladder to work on the plane before they it was cleared for takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)
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  • An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 357th Fighter Squadron travels down the flightline on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. The A-10 took off on the tarmac minutes after departing the hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)

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    An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 357th Fighter Squadron travels down the flightline on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2023. The A-10 took off on the tarmac minutes after departing the hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robert Allen Cooke III)
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