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A-10s train at White Sands Missile Range

U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., perform air traffic control radio transmissions to an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot of the 354th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., approaching an austere landing strip during training at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Dec. 4, 2014. The combat controllers set up the landing strip as part of their initial and reoccurring training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released))

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A-10s train at White Sands Missile Range

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jesse Galt, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron Gold Team assistant team leader based out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., observes an A-10C Thunderbolt II of the 74th Fighter Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., approaching a covert landing strip at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Dec. 4, 2014. The landing strip was lined with infrared lights that could only be viewed with the aid of a night vision device. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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A-10s train at White Sands Missile Range

U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., perform air traffic control radio transmissions to an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot of the 354th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., approaching an austere landing strip during training at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Dec. 4, 2014. The combat controllers set up the landing strip as part of their initial and reoccurring training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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A-10s train at White Sands Missile Range

Four A-10C Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Fighter Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., sit on the flightline at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., after a training flight at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Dec. 3, 2014. The austere conditions of the missile range allow for pilots to get a close simulation of a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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A-10 recovers from gear-up landing

An A-10C Thunderbolt II takes to the sky for the first time after being grounded for two months at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Ariz., Dec. 5, 2014. On Sept. 30, this aircraft came in for a routine landing, but the landing gear failed to extend. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney Richardson)

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A-10 recovers from gear-up landing

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Charles Nicholls, 357th Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, personally sends off Capt. Marcus Flagg, 358th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II instructor pilot, as he taxis in aircraft 694 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 5, 2014. Flagg conducted a functional check flight for the aircraft, which was grounded for two months after a landing gear malfunction, prior to it returning to the flight rotation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney Richardson)

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A-10 recovers from gear-up landing

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Post, left, and Senior Airman Charles Nicholls, 357th Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chiefs, wait as Capt. Marcus Flagg, 358th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II instructor pilot, completes his pre-flight inspection at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 5, 2014. Flagg conducted a functional check flight for the aircraft, which was grounded for two months after a landing gear malfunction, prior to it returning to the flight rotation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Courtney Richardson)

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Exercise BUSHWACKER

Two A-10C Thunderbolt IIs fly during Exercise BUSHWACKER 14-02 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Aug. 26, 2014. BUSHWACKER 14-02 is a phase one exercise that tests the 355th Fighter Wing’s ability to generate personnel and aircraft in a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Chris Massey/Released)

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D-M hosts 8th biennial Hawgsmoke competition

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base flies during the 2014 Hawgsmoke Competition at Barry M. Goldwater Range Two in Tucson, Ariz., July 10, 2014. Hawgsmoke is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery competition. Four-ship teams of airplanes and pilots from A-10 units around the world compete for the honor of being the best in ground attack and target destruction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Susan Harrington/Released)

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D-M hosts 8th biennial Hawgsmoke competition

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base strafes during the 2014 Hawgsmoke Competition at Barry M. Goldwater Range Two in Tucson, Ariz., July 10, 2014. Hawgsmoke is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery competition. Four-ship teams of airplanes and pilots from A-10 units around the world compete for the honor of being the best in ground attack and target destruction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Susan Harrington/Released)

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D-M hosts 8th biennial Hawgsmoke competition

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies during the 2014 Hawgsmoke Competition at Barry M. Goldwater Range Two in Tucson, Ariz., July 10, 2014. Hawgsmoke is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery competition, which was derived from the discontinued “Gunsmoke” Air Force Worldwide Gunnery Competition. The inaugural Hawgsmoke was in 2000 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Susan Harrington/Released)

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D-M hosts 8th biennial Hawgsmoke competition

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies during the 2014 Hawgsmoke Competition at Barry M. Goldwater Range II in Tucson, Ariz., July 10, 2014. Hawgsmoke is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery competition, which was derived from the discontinued “Gunsmoke” Air Force Worldwide Gunnery Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Susan Harrington/Released)

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D-M hosts the 8th biennial Hawgsmoke competition

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies towards the Barry M. Goldwater Range II for the 2014 Hawgsmoke Competition at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., July 10, 2014. The 355th Fighter Wing hosted 14 A-10 teams from around the world for the 8th biennial bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery competition known as Hawgsmoke July 9-12. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Massey/Released)

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D-M hosts the 8th biennial Hawgsmoke competition

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off during the 2014 Hawgsmoke Competition at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., July 10, 2014. The competition focused on A-10 tactics such as high, medium and low-angle strafe techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Massey/Released)

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D-M hosts the 8th biennial Hawgsmoke competition

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II’s fly over during the beginning of the 2014 Hawgsmoke Competition at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., July 10, 2014. Hawgsmoke developed from the discontinued "Gunsmoke", which was an Air Force Worldwide Gunnery Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Massey/Released)

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D-M hosts 8th biennial Hawgsmoke competition

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II strafes during the 2014 Hawgsmoke Competition at Barry M. Goldwater Range Two in Tucson, Ariz., July 10, 2014. This year’s Hawgsmoke competition focused on forward firing. The participants competed in high, medium, and low-angle strafes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sivan Veazie/Released)

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D-M hosts 8th biennial Hawgsmoke competition

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II strafes during the 2014 Hawgsmoke Competition at Barry M. Goldwater Range Two in Tucson, Ariz., July 10, 2014. Hawgsmoke is a biennial worldwide A-10 bombing, missile, and tactical gunnery competition, which was derived from the discontinued “Gunsmoke” Air Force Worldwide Gunnery Competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sivan Veazie/Released)

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D-M hosts 8th biennial Hawgsmoke Competition

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies during the 2014 Hawgsmoke Competition at Barry M. Goldwater Range Two in Tucson, Ariz., July 10, 2014. This year’s Hawgsmoke competition focused on forward firing. The participants competed in high, medium, and low-angle strafes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Sivan Veazie/Released)

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D-M A-10 pilot reaches 3000 hours

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Curley, 357th Fighter Squadron commander, taxis under a sunshade at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 5, 2014. Curley has flown for more than 3,000 hours in the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. (Courtesy Photo/Released)

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A fini flight for the history books

U.S. Air Force Capt. Rachel Winiecki, Capt. Kelly Nettleblad, and 1st Lt. Jessica Wyble, 354th Fighter Squadron A-10 pilots, and 1st Lt. Katherine Conrad, 107th FS Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, A-10 pilot, pose in front of an A-10 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 5, 2014. This was Capt. Nettleblad’s final flight as part of the 354th. It was also an opportunity to make history by being the first four ship of all-female pilots.(U.S. Air Force photo be Airman 1st Class Cheyenne Morigeau/ Released)

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