ORI tests Moody's short-notice deployment ability

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3/10/2010 - Airmen from the 75th Fighter Squadron maintenance flight move an external fuel tank under an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection March 8, 2010. Approximately 36 aircraft were generated during the inspection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti-Paige) Hi-res

Note: The aircraft is A-10C 80-0189.



3/10/2010 - Maintenance Airmen finish loading an external fuel tank on to an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here March 8, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti-Paige) Hi-res

Note: MXU-648 baggage pods on stations 4 and 8.



A maintenance Airman works on a 75th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II during a Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here March 8, 2010. The inspection tested how well the wing prepares for a short-notice deployment tasking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti-Paige) Hi-res



A maintenance Airman looks over a technical order while performing maintenance on a 75th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt II during a Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here March 8, 2010. Members from the Air Combat Command Inspector General ORI team, Langley AFB, Virginia, tested the wing on how well it prepares for a short-notice deployment tasking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti-Paige) Hi-res



Staff Sgt. Randall Bryant and Senior Airman Jefferson Jeanniton, both 75th Aircraft Maintenance Unit aerospace propulsion technicians, line up an external fuel tank before raising it into place during a Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here March 8, 2010. After this is complete, the aircraft will be ready for inspection by the Inspector General team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti-Paige) Hi-res



Staff Sgt. Jason Belanger, 23rd Equipment Maintenance Squadron dock team member, looks for a technical order before loading an external fuel tank on to an A-10C Thunderbolt II during a Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here March 8, 2010. A technical order provides instruction on how to properly perform maintenance on certain pieces of equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gina Chiaverotti-Paige) Hi-res

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