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Caption:
Second Lieutenant Robert Arena taxis down the runway in his A-10
Thunderbolt II, after completing the first A-10C pilot initial
qualification course Aug. 2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
During the seven-month-long course, the training focused on the new
A-10C platform which replaced the A-10A. The pilots also learned the
basics of being attack pilot wingmen, which included flying in
formation to provide mutual support, communicate with radios and kill
the assigned target on the first attempt. Lieutenant Arena is an A-10
pilot with the 357th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior
Airman Christina D. Ponte)
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