104th Fighter Squadron training sortie November 30, 2012

Released by 175th Wing Public Affairs

Tech. Sgt. Michael, foreground, checks the BDU-33 practice bombs that Airman 1st Class Oscar A. Marroquin loaded onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Md. Both are weapon loaders with the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and were uploading munitions for a training sortie Nov. 30. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher) Hi-res

Airman 1st Class Brandon J. Manning loads a BDU-33 practice bomb onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Md. The weapon loader with the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was uploading munitions for a training sortie Nov. 30. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher) Hi-res


Master Sgt. Tony Thalachira, a crew chief with the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, fuels an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Md. The aircraft was being readied for a training sortie Nov. 30. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher) Hi-res

Tech. Sgt. Kim N. Irizarry, a fuels specialist with the 175th Logistic Readiness Squadron drags a fuel hose to an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Md. The aircraft was being readied for a training sortie Nov. 30. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher) Hi-res

Please note: Some days ago, in the photo section of their public website 175th Wing released these four pictures (not published on their official Facebook page). Over the weekend I waited for a related news story, but vainly. And so I decided to post these shots "stand alone".