An A-10 Thunderbolt II is shown in this file photo taken as it prepares to stop after landing at Hill Air Force Base on Aug. 6, 2008. After a recent bird strike damaged an Idaho National Guard A-10, Hill engineers worked closely with aircraft mechanics and metals techniciaions at the Guard's 124th Maintenance Squadron to quickly fix and return the aircraft to operational status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)