Airmen with the 51st Maintenance Group load munitions onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron August 29, 2011, during an Operational Readiness Exercise. Exercises such as this test Osan Air Base's ability to survive and operate during a war-time constraint. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Staff Sgt. Wesley Daniel, 51st Maintenance Group, checks some paperwork while an Airman gets an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron ready for munitions August 29, 2011, during an Operational Readiness Exercise. Exercises such as this test Osan Air Base's ability to survive and operate during a war-time constraint. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Airmen with the 51st Maintenance Group load munitions onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron August 29, 2011, during an Operational Readiness Exercise. Exercises such as this test Osan Air Base's ability to survive and operate during a war-time constraint. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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An Airman gets an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron ready for munitions August 29, 2011, during an Operational Readiness Exercise. Exercises such as this test Osan Air Base's ability to survive and operate during a war-time constraint. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Airmen with the 51st Maintenance Group load munitions onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron August 29, 2011, during an Operational Readiness Exercise. Exercises such as this test Osan Air Base's ability to survive and operate during a war-time constraint. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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Airmen with the 51st Maintenance Group load munitions onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron August 29, 2011, during an Operational Readiness Exercise. Exercises such as this test Osan Air Base's ability to survive and operate during a war-time constraint. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)

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A-10 Thunderbolt IIs are ready to bring the thunder

Published Aug. 29, 2011
By Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson
51st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Airmen with the 51st Maintenance Group at Osan Air Base load munitions onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron August 29, 2011, during an Operational Readiness Exercise. Exercises such as this test Osan's ability to survive and operate under a war-time constraint. (U.S. Air Force photos/Tech. Sgt. Chad Thompson)