ORI tests A-10C Thunderbolt II's rapid deployment capabilities

Released by 23rd Wing Public Affairs September 23, 2009:



Members of the Air Combat Command Inspector General Team from Langley Air Force Base, Va., examine an A-10C Thunderbolt II during the Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here September 21, 2009. During the inspection, the wing is tested on its ability for rapid deployment of personnel, equipment and assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green) Hi-res



Airman 1st Class Norman LeDoux, 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inputs liquid oxygen into an A-10C Thunderbolt II during the Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here September 21, 2009. This allows the pilot to breathe supplemental oxygen at high altitudes to help prevent hypoxia and the effects associated with it. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green) Hi-res



Airman 1st Class Norman LeDoux, 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, inputs liquid oxygen into an A-10C Thunderbolt II during the Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here September 21, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green) Hi-res



Senior Airman Jacob Garbes and Staff Sgt. Kyle Blouin, 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons flight members, install chaff flares on to an A-10C Thunderbolt II during the Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here September 21, 2009. During the inspection, the aircraft’s ability to be ready for rapid deployment is tested. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Green) Hi-res



An A-10C Thunderbolt II prepares for take-off during the Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here September 22, 2009. During the inspection, the wing is tested on its ability for rapid deployment of personnel, equipment and assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Rissmiller) Hi-res



Members of the Air Combat Command Inspector General team from Langley Air Force Base, Va., observe 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen as they prepare to generate aircraft during the Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here September 22, 2009. During the inspection, the wing is tested on its ability for rapid deployment of personnel, equipment and assets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Schelli Jones) Hi-res



While Airmen from the 23rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work to prepare an aircraft for a simulated deployment, Chief Master Sgt. Galen Wilson, Air Combat Command Inspector General team member, from Langley Air Force Base, Va., observes the process during the Phase I Operational Readiness Inspection here September 22, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Schelli Jones) Hi-res

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