Operations, maintenance 'surge' toward inspection

Released 7/31/2009 by 442nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs:



442nd Fighter Wing maintainers launch another A-10 Thunderbolt II during a sortie surge exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo, in July to prepare for an upcoming operational readiness inspection. The 442nd Fighter Wing is an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Whiteman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise) Hi-res



A 303rd Fighter Squadron pilot taxis his A-10 Thunderbolt II toward the Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., runway on another mission during a sortie surge exercise in July. The exercise was used as prepartion for an upcoming operational readiness inspection. The 303rd FS is part of the 442nd Fiighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Whiteman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise) Hi-res



Master Sgt. Ken Temple, a munitions expeditor, and Staff Sgt. Ashley Wommack, an aircraft armament systems technician, both with the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare training munitions during a sortie surge exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., in July 2009 in preparation for an upcoming operational readiness inspection. The 442nd AMXS is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Whiteman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise) Hi-res



Senior Airman Kyle Brown (below) and Tech. Sgt. Dave Demma (above), both with the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, service an A-10 Thunderbolt II following a local mission during a sortie-surge exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., in July. The exercise was preparation for an upcoming operational readiness inspection. The 442nd AMXS is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Whiteman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise) Hi-res



Senior Airman Todd Regas, an aircraft maintenance technician with the 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspects the tail of an A-10 Thunderbolt II following a mission flown during a sortie surge exercise at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., in July. The sortie-surge exercise was held to help prepare the 442nd Maintenance and Operations Groups for an upcoming operational readiness inspection. The 442nd AMXS is part of the 442nd Fighter Wing, an Air Force Reserve Command unit based at Whiteman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kent Kagarise) Hi-res

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