Home on the range: Joint Terminal Attack Controllers train with 188th Warthogs

Updated 22 December 2011:



An A-10C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" with the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard fires its 30mm Gatling gun at the 188th's Detachment 1 Razorback Range during a Close-Air Support (CAS) training exercise with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs). (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Heath Allen / 188th Fighter Wing Public Affairs) Hi-res

By 188th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

12/20/2011 - FORT CHAFFEE MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ark. -- Several A-10C Thunderbolt II "Warthogs" with the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard conducted a Close-Air Support (CAS) training exercise with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) at the 188th's Detachment 1 Razorback Range located at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark., Dec. 12, 2011.

The Warthogs conducted strafing runs, shot targets with their 30mm Gatling gun and dropped sundry munitions while working with JTACs, who plotted coordinates for air strikes during the CAS training. The JTACs are members of the 19th Air Support Operations Squadron based in Fort Campbell, Ky.

Razorback Range is a key asset and currently is the best among all Air National Guard units nationwide in terms of proximity to the wing. Razorback Range's proximity to Ebbing Air National Guard Base allows the 188th's A-10s to be on the range just two minutes after takeoff, which makes the unit the most efficient A-10 wing in the ANG in terms of training costs.

To view additional photos from this training exercise, watch the slideshow.



An A-10C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" with the 188th Fighter Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard conducts a strafing run at the 188th's Detachment 1 Razorback Range during a Close-Air Support (CAS) training exercise with Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs). (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Heath Allen / 188th Fighter Wing Public Affairs. (Note: This picture is copied from the 188th FW's Facebook page. The hi-res link of this picture on their website doesn't work.)

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Update 22 December 2011:
The following additional hi-res photo has been released:


Updated December 21, 2011

An A-10C drops a 25 pound BDU-33 practice bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Hillier / 188th Fighter Wing Public Affairs) Hi-res