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A-10 'Hawg Out' Ceremony

(Left) Paul Thorson, 571st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, passes aircraft depot maintenance forms to Lt. Col. Kyle Schafer, 514th Flight Test Squadron, to release A-10 Thunderbolt II No. 78-0655 for flight test operations during the “Hawg Out” ceremony Feb. 12, 2026, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The Ogden Air Logistics Complex held the ceremony to mark the end of the 571st AMXS’s mission of maintaining the A-10, which has performed depot-level maintenance on the aircraft since 1998. (U.S. Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs)

PHOTO BY: Cynthia Griggs
VIRIN: 260212-F-EF974-1074.JPG
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NIKON Z 8

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NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S

APERTURE

63/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/6400

ISO

800

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