Bagram Airmen Prepare A-10s for Flight

Airmen from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing prepare a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II for a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2012. Affectionately called the ‘Warthog’, the A-10 is a specialized ground attack aircraft which provides close air support to ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Bagram Airmen Prepare A-10s for Flight

A pilot assigned to the 104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II for a mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2012. Affectionately called the ‘Warthog’, the A-10 is a specialized ground-attack aircraft which provides close air support to ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Raymond Geoffroy)

Geospatial Information Interoperability Exploitation-Portable System

A Maryland Wing Civil Air Patrol GA-8 aircraft flies above the C and D canal, a body of water connecting the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, for a training mission with the Geospatial Information Interoperability Exploitation-Portable system operated by members of the 175th Wing Communication Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard on April 13, 2012. The GIIEP system gives incident commanders on the ground real time images in emergency situations and the Air and Army National Guard work with the CAP in operating the system. (National Guard Photo By Master Sgt. Ed Bard/RELEASED)

Geospatial Information Interoperability Exploitation-Portable System

A Maryland Wing Civil Air Patrol GA-8 aircraft flies above the C and D canal, a body of water connecting the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, for a training mission with the Geospatial Information Interoperability Exploitation-Portable system operated by members of the 175th Wing Communication Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard on April 13, 2012. The GIIEP system gives incident commanders on the ground real time images in emergency situations and the Air and Army National Guard work with the CAP in operating the system. (National Guard Photo By Master Sgt. Ed Bard/RELEASED)

Mud Lake at the Nevada Test and Training Range

An A-10C assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, lands at Mud Lake on the Nevada Test and Training Range, November 29, 2011. The pilots landed on an unimproved dirt runway during the day and night as a part of continuing training through the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes/RELEASED)

Mud Lake at the Nevada Test and Training Range

An A-10C assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, lands at Mud Lake on the Nevada Test and Training Range, November 29, 2011. The pilots landed on an unimproved dirt runway during the day and night as a part of continuing training through the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes/RELEASED)