104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron phase inspection

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Airmen from the 104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Air National Guard, Baltimore, Md., and 188th Wing, Fort Smith, Ark., will work and maintain the A-10 Thunderbolt II for the next 120 days. Tech. Sgt. Lew Smith, 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, conducts a phase inspection of A-10 Thunderbolt II here February 24, 2010. Sergeant Smith is assigned to the 175th Maryland National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nancy Hooks) Hi-res



Tech. Sgt. John Scarcella, 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, conducts a phase inspection on an A10 Thunderbolt II in a hangar here Feb. 24, 2010. This phase inspection is conducted after every 500 hours of flight. Sergeant Scarcella is a traditional Guardsman from the 175th Maintenance Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nancy Hooks) Hi-res

Note: The aircraft in both pictures above is A-10C 78-0646 from the 184th Fighter Squadron, 188th Fighter Wing (Arkansas Air National Guard), Fort Smith, Arkansas.



Staff Sgt. Bryan Kelvington, 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief, selects a tool to conduct a phase inspection on an A-10 Thunderbolt II in a hangar here February 24, 2010. This phase inspection is conducted after every 500 hours of flight. Sergeant Kelvington lives in West Virginia but assigned to the 175th Maintenance Squadron to the B-more group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nancy Hooks) Hi-res






Tech. Sgt. Shawn Thorne, 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, performs routine maintenance check on the wheel well of an A-10 Thunderbolt II here February 24, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nancy Hooks) Hi-res