ACC’s new A-10 armament course: dropping the BOOM!
A close up of the pressure component of the BRU-61/A weapons system, during an Air Combat Command initial pneumatics training course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., June 23, 2023. The new system utilized pressurized air for releasing bombs off the A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft. This new pneumatics increased the bomb’s precision and reduced collateral damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves)
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Staff Sgt. Abbey Rieves
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NIKON Z 6_2
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