U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Luke Borkowski, crew chief, 175th Maintenance Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland National Guard, prepares to guide an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft, at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, before departing for exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) on June 4, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Rachel Underwood)
A four-ship formation of U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, 175th Fighter Wing, Maryland National Guard, taxis down the runway at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, before departing for exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) on June 4, 2023. Exercise (AD23) integrates both U.S. and allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Rachel Underwood)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Taylor Price, pilot, 104th Fighter Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland National Guard, prepares an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft for flight at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, before departing to participate in exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23), June 4, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Rachel Underwood)
U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. John McCulloch, crew chief, 175th Maintenance Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland National Guard, performs a pre-flight inspection of an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, before departing to participate in exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23), June 4, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Rachel Underwood)
U.S Air Force Capt. Taylor Price, pilot, 104th Fighter Squadron, 175th Wing, Maryland National Guard, and Tech Sgt. John McCulloch, 175th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, perform a pre-flight inspection before eight A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft take off from Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, to participate in exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23), June 4, 2023. Exercise AD23 integrates both U.S. and allied air-power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Rachel Underwood)