Macaulay marks 5,000

6/23/2010 - Lt. Col. James "Mace" Macaulay, deputy commander, 917th Operations Group, holds up five fingers representing the 5000 flying hours mark he surpassed after his return from a sortie in an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, June 21, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele) Hi-res



6/23/2010 - Lt. Col. James "Mace" Macaulay, deputy commander, 917th Operations Group, gives thumbs up as he taxis an A-10 Thunderbolt II to its parking spot after returning from a sortie that pushed him over the 5000 flying hours mark in a "Warthog" at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, June 21, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele) Hi-res

Note the AN/AAQ-28 LITENING AT targeting pod under the right wing.



6/23/2010 - Col. Keith Schultz, commander, 917th Operations Group, congratulates Lt. Col. James "Mace" Macaulay, deputy commander, 917th Operations Group, following his return from a sortie that pushed him over the 5000 flying hours mark in an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, June 21, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele) Hi-res



6/23/2010 - Lt. Col. James "Mace" Macaulay, deputy commander, 917th Operations Group, strikes the customary "Warrior Shot" pose following his return from a sortie that pushed him over the 5000 flying hours mark in an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, June 21, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Greg Steele) Hi-res

Note: The aircraft is A-10 79-0105, special-painted as DAISY MAE. Ladder door art: BAD TO THE BONE.

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