Photo Essay: A-10C Training at the Nevada Test and Training Range

Released by 175th Wing Public Affairs on February 12, 2012 - about two and a halfe months after photographing!



An A-10C assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, lands at Mud Lake on the Nevada Test and Training Range, November 29, 2011. The pilots landed on an unimproved dirt runway during the day and night as a part of continuing training through the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 78-0640 from the 104th Fighter Squadron.



An A-10C assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, lands at Mud Lake on the Nevada Test and Training Range, November 29, 2011. The pilots landed on an unimproved dirt runway during the day and night as a part of continuing training through the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 78-0719 from the 104th Fighter Squadron.



An A-10C assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, lands at Mud Lake on the Nevada Test and Training Range, November 29, 2011. The pilots landed on an unimproved dirt runway during the day and night as a part of continuing training through the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes) Hi-res



Members of the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, watch a Maryland Air National Guard A-10C takeoff at Mud Lake on the Nevada Test and Training Range, November 29, 2011. The NTTR is comprised of 2.9 million acres and nearly 15,800 square miles of airspace, which provide year-round training to U.S. and allied aircrews. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 79-0082 from the 104th Fighter Squadron. And in contrast to the official photo caption: It lands.

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Senior Airman Randall Hearrell, 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, directs an A-10C assigned to the Maryland Air National Guard at Mud Lake on the Nevada Test and Training Range, November 29, 2011. The NTTR is comprised of 2.9 million acres and nearly 15,800 square miles of airspace, which provide year-round training to U.S. and allied aircrews. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 78-0704 from the 104th Fighter Squadron. Heavy weathering on the left wing's edge.



Members of the 757th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, perform a maintenance check on a Maryland Air National Guard A-10C at Mud Lake on the Nevada Test and Training Range, November 29, 2011. The NTTR is comprised of 2.9 million acres and nearly 15,800 square miles of airspace, which provide year-round training to US and allied aircrews. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 78-0719 from the 104th Fighter Squadron.

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Please also note: It's very rare that 175th Wing Public Affairs releases any new A-10 info on their public website. But these shots are amazing!