Photo by Clark Nieddu | 432nd Wing | 04.17.2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Gutierrez and Staff Sgt. Tylour Daubert, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron tactical air control party (TACP)/joint terminal attack controllers (JTAC) wait for a pair of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs to enter the training range at the Nevada Test & Training Range, Nevada, April 17, 2025. The JTAC’s job is to direct and control warfighter aircraft engaged in close air......
Photo by Clark Nieddu | 432nd Wing | 04.17.2025
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Gutierrez and Staff Sgt. Tylour Daubert, 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron tactical air control party (TACP)/joint terminal attack controllers (JTAC) pose for a photo with a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II in the Nevada Test & Training Range, Nevada, April 17, 2025. The A-10 is a soon-to-be retired aircraft that was designed around a 30mm GAU-8/A Avenger......
Photo by Clark Nieddu | 432nd Wing | 04.16.2025
A group of New Zealand Army Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) coordinate with two U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs in the Nevada Test & Training Range, Nevada, April 17, 2025. The New Zealand JTACs were training with U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)/ JTAC in a joint-service training event focused on honing JTAC communication with combat aircraft in the range. (U.S.......
Photo by Clark Nieddu | 432nd Wing | 04.16.2025
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, skirts the outside of its designated training range to set up for a pass over a target at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, April 17, 2025. The soon-to-be retired A-10 was first added to the USAF arsenal in 1976 and is expected to be fully retired between 2027 and 2029. (U.S. Air Force photo by......
Photo by Clark Nieddu | 432nd Wing | 04.16.2025
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, shows off its maneuverability as it flies by the tactical air control party (TACP)/joint terminal attack controller (JTAC) observation point during training at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, April 17, 2025. The A-10 was designed to be durable with a titanium-armored cockpit and dual redundant......
Photo by Clark Nieddu | 432nd Wing | 04.16.2025
A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, comes in low over the lookout peak the tactical air control party (TACP)/joint terminal attack controllers (JTAC) observe from at the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada, April 17, 2025. The A-10 was not only built around a 30mm GAU-8/A Avenger rotary cannon, but it can carry up to 16,000lbs of mixed......
Photo by William Lewis | Nellis Air Force Base | 02.19.2025
An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, (ANG), takes off for a mission in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, February 19th, 2025. Members of the Maryland ANG are at Nellis in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School Weapons Instructor Course. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)...
Photo by William Lewis | Nellis Air Force Base | 02.19.2025
U.S. Air Force Captain Casey Smith, a pilot assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, taxis out for a mission in support of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, February 19th, 2025. Every six months the U.S. Air Force Weapons School graduates approximately 150 Weapons Officers and enlisted tacticians who are system experts, Weapons Instructors,......
