917th Wing chills on Barksdale

Released today by 917th Wing Public Affairs:



1/11/2010 - Airman 1st Class Andrew Theis and Airman 1st Class Joseph McCubin, both aircraft structural maintenance technicians for the 917th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, look over an A-10 Thunderbolt II static display in front of the 917th Headquarters here during their first Unit Training Assembly (UTA) weekend January 9, 2010. Being new to the 917th Wing, they braved 13 mph winds and a 15-degree freeze while exploring Barksdale. Parts of Louisiana, including Barksdale, spent most of the weekend in teen-degree temperatures after a hard freeze warning was issued for most of the Southern United States. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Crystal Marie Jordan) Hi-res



1/11/2010 - Airman 1st Class Andrew Theis, an aircraft structural maintenance technician for the 917th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, snaps an icicle off of an A-10 Thunderbolt II static display in front of the 917th Headquarters here during his first Unit Training Assembly (UTA) weekend January 9, 2010. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Crystal Marie Jordan) Hi-res

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Note: The preserved aircraft is 76-0552 (A10-0099) on display at 917th Wg, Barksdale AFB. Triple Ejector Racks (TERs) with three inert Mk. 82 LDGP (Low Drag General Purpose) bombs each on stations 3, 4 and 8.