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The skies over New Mexico got a little busier Nov. 4 as 13 Idaho Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft began a weeklong training exercise at Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque. The 124th Fighter Wing, based in Boise, Idaho, sent more than 150 airmen here to practice close air support and combat search and rescue missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech.Sgt. Becky Vanshur)


Idaho???s A-10s flying in the New Mexico skies

The skies over New Mexico got a little busier Nov. 4 as 13 Idaho Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft began a weeklong training exercise at Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque. The 124th Fighter Wing, based in Boise, Idaho, sent more than 150 airmen here to practice close air support and combat search and rescue missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech.Sgt. Becky Vanshur)

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Idaho Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Kendra Kotter, A-10 crew chief assigned to the 124th Maintenance Squadron, reviews a technical order to prepare the launch of an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a training sortie at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
Idaho Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Kris Kotter, component maintenance flight chief assigned to the 124th Maintenance Squadron, talks about the weeklong deployment with his two daughters working on the flight line at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 4. To be able to see them work together on the flight line doing the job they were trained to do is really exciting, Chief Kotter said. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
Senior Airman David Peckham, a crew chief assigned to the 124th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs routine maintenance between flying sorties to the Idaho Air National Guard's A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft during a weeklong deployment exercise at Kirtland Air Force Base. The airmen traveled from Boise to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 2 and are expected to arrive back in Boise Nov. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
The skies over New Mexico got a little busier Nov. 4 as 13 Idaho Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft began a weeklong training exercise at Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque. The 124th Fighter Wing, based in Boise, Idaho, sent more than 150 airmen here to practice close air support and combat search and rescue missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech.Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
Idaho Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft land at Kirtland Air Force Base Nov. 3. The New Mexico Air National Guard's 150th Fighter Wing is hosting more than 150 Airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing while providing numerous parking spaces and runway access for the A-10 aircraft for the weeklong training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
Lt. Col. Shannon Smith, 190th Fighter Squadron commander, talks about the mission and weeklong deployment training where more than 150 Idaho Air National Guard members arrived at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. Nov. 2. The airmen will gain valuable experience and serve in new roles during the exercise, Colonel Smith said. They are expected to arrive back in Boise Nov. 10. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
Idaho Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft land at Kirtland Air Force Base Nov. 3. The New Mexico Air National Guard's 150th Fighter Wing is hosting more than 150 airmen from the 124th Fighter Wing while providing numerous parking spaces and runway access for the A-10 aircraft for the weeklong training. Pilots, maintainers and support personnel work long hours to support day and night flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
Col. Joe Martinez II (left), 150th Fighter Wing commander, greets Lt. Col. Ronald Hedges (middle) and Maj. Jim Hawkes, A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots Nov. 3 at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. More than 150 pilots, maintainers and support personnel from the 124th Fighter Wing, Idaho Air National Guard, traveled to Albuquerque for a weeklong training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
Staff Sgt. Kyle Walker, 124th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares Idaho Air National Guard???s A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft for flight Nov. 4. The 190th Fighter Squadron brought 13 of their A-10s to New Mexico for a weeklong exercise hosted by Albuquerque???s 150th Fighter Wing. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
Idaho Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Jessica Kotter, A-10 crew chief assigned to the 124th Maintenance Squadron, salutes Col. Paul Kingsley, 124th Operations Group commander, prior to his takeoff in an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a training sortie at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Becky Vanshur)
Idaho Air Guard leaders shake hands with members of the 124th Civil Engineer Squadron and 124th Communications Flight board a KC-135 bound at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho for Vares, Bosnia-Herzegovina for a two-week deployment that will upgrade a local school's electricity and Internet connectivity.
Tech.Sgt. Becky Vanshur
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