WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman Jill Hallandsworth, 442nd Fighter Wing crew chief, performs a preflight engine check on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during an overall aircraft inspection, Sept. 25. Crew chiefs with the 442nd FW maintain a vast fleet of 27 A-10 aircraft, keeping each jet prepared for any mission at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Master Sgt. William Porterfield, 442nd Fighter Wing crew chief, wipes the morning dew from the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt II before inspecting the aircraft for takeoff, Sept. 25. Crew chiefs with the 442nd FW maintain a vast fleet of 27 A-10 aircraft, keeping each jet prepared for any mission at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Duston Ross, 442nd Fighter Wing crew chief, goes over a preflight checklist after performing an inspection on an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to take off, Sept. 25. Crew Chiefs with the 442nd FW maintain a vast fleet of 27 A-10 aircraft, keeping each jet prepared for any mission at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - David Greenberg, 442nd Fighter Wing crew chief, discusses specific portions of the A-10 Thunderbolt that need to be checked out during a morning inspection, Sept. 25. Crew chiefs with the 442nd FW maintain a vast fleet of 27 A-10 aircraft, keeping each jet prepared for any mission at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman Jill Hallandsworth (left), 442nd Fighter Wing crew chief, gathers the tools needed to perform a preflight inspection on an A-10 Thunderbolt II as her partner David Greenberg, 442nd FW crew chief, discusses what parts the aircraft will need, Sept. 25. Crew chiefs with the 442nd FW maintain a vast fleet of 27 A-10 aircraft, keeping each jet prepared for any mission at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman Jill Hallandsworth, 442nd Fighter Wing crew chief, performs a preflight inspection on an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to takeoff, Sept. 25. Crew chiefs with the 442nd FW maintain a vast fleet of 27 A-10 aircraft, keeping each jet prepared for any mission at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Airman Jill Hallandsworth and Larry Rex, 442nd Fighter Wing crew chiefs, make their way into the crew station of an A-10 Thunderbolt II during an early morning preflight inspection of the aircraft Sept. 25. Crew chiefs with the 442nd FW maintain a vast fleet of 27 A-10 aircraft keeping each jet prepared for any mission at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Fixing Thunderbolts

Published Sept. 25, 2009
By Senior Airman Kenny Holston
509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- Crew chiefs with the 442nd FW maintain a vast fleet of 27 A-10 aircraft keeping each jet prepared for any mission at a moment's notice.