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    A military ammunition loading cart loaded with linked ammunition belts is positioned on a concrete aircraft ramp or flight line. The cart appears to be a standard munitions handling/loading unit used for aircraft gun systems. In the background, several large military aircraft, likely bombers, are visible parked on the tarmac under clear blue skies.

    BOISE, IDAHO, UNITED STATES

    02.03.2020

    Photo by Ryan White 

    124th Fighter Wing

    Technical Sgt. Chad A. Brown, Master Sgt. Jacob A. Odom and Master Sgt. Charles H. Howard, aircraft armament systems specialists with the 124th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, reload a GAU-8 Avenger on an A-10 Thunderbolt II with a GFU-7 “dragon” ammunition loader Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Feb. 3, 2020. Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing practiced an integrated combat turn at Gowen Field, February 3, 2020, something that hasn’t been done in more than 20 years. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Mr. Ryan White)

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    Date Taken: 02.03.2020
    Date Posted: 04.02.2021 10:52
    Photo ID: 6582717
    VIRIN: 200203-Z-FS166-1038
    Resolution: 4709x2649
    Size: 2.18 MB
    Location: BOISE, IDAHO, US
    Web Views: 39
    Downloads: 13

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    A military ammunition loading cart loaded with linked ammunition belts is positioned on a concrete aircraft ramp or flight line. The cart appears to be a standard munitions handling/loading unit used for aircraft gun systems. In the background, several large military aircraft, likely bombers, are visible parked on the tarmac under clear blue skies.
    Two military ground crew personnel are marshaling an A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) attack aircraft on a flight line apron. The aircraft, marked with tail number 653, is being guided by a crew chief with both arms raised in a standard marshaling signal. The scene appears to be at a U.S. Air Force base during cold weather conditions.
    Military ground crew personnel are loading ammunition into what appears to be an A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) attack aircraft on a flight line. Three airmen in camouflage uniforms are maneuvering a weapons loading cart (marked G1083) with a linked ammunition belt toward the aircraft's nose-mounted GAU-8 Avenger cannon. The scene takes place on a concrete tarmac under clear blue skies, likely at a U.S. Air Force base.
    Two U.S. Air Force personnel in ABU (Airman Battle Uniform) camouflage are performing maintenance on the underside of a military aircraft, likely an A-10 Thunderbolt II, on a flight line. The image shows close-up work near the nose gear and what appears to be the GAU-8 Avenger cannon assembly area. Additional ground support vehicles and personnel are visible in the background.
    Military personnel in US Air Force camouflage uniforms are loading ammunition belts into an aircraft weapons system on a flight line. The operation involves at least three airmen working with a munitions loading vehicle to feed linked ammunition into what appears to be an aircraft-mounted gun system. The setting appears to be a cold-weather air base, evidenced by snow-capped mountains visible in the background.
    A military jet aircraft, identifiable as an A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog), is parked on a flight line apron at what appears to be a U.S. Air Force base. Ground crew personnel are conducting maintenance or refueling operations alongside a fuel truck or support vehicle. The image is taken from a rear-facing perspective under bright, clear sky conditions with visible lens flare from direct sunlight.
    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms and helmets are handling munitions on a wheeled transport cart on what appears to be a military airfield tarmac. One airman is securing blue-painted inert training bombs with straps while a second operates the transport vehicle. The equipment is marked 'AB03' and appears to belong to the 104th Wing.
    Two U.S. Air Force personnel in ABU (Airman Battle Uniform) camouflage are performing weapons loading or inspection on an aircraft underside at what appears to be a military airfield. They are working with what appears to be a rocket pod or munitions launcher mounted beneath the aircraft wing. Both personnel are wearing hearing protection, indicating proximity to aircraft operations.
    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms are working on an aircraft weapons system on a flight line. They appear to be loading or inspecting a rocket pod (likely an LAU-61 or similar unguided rocket launcher) mounted under an aircraft wing. The image is taken in strong backlighting conditions, rendering the figures largely in silhouette against a clear sky.
    Two military personnel in camouflage uniforms are working on an ordnance or sensor pod mounted beneath the wing of a large military aircraft on a flight line. The image is backlit by bright sunlight, creating strong silhouettes of the figures. The setting appears to be a military airfield on a clear day.
    A military ground crew member in a flight suit is performing pre-flight or post-flight maintenance on what appears to be an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft on a flight line. The technician is wearing hearing protection headset and safety glasses while handling what appears to be a safety pin or arming device with red streamers. A second crew member is visible in the background near the aircraft's landing gear.
    Three military personnel are standing on an airfield tarmac, appearing to confer with one another. In the background, an A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) attack aircraft is parked on the runway. Snow-capped mountains are visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

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