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Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish
A newly painted and re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 357th Fighter Generation Squadron sits in the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron paint barn at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 20, 2022. After a wing replacement and a new paint job, this A-10 returned to the 357th FS operationally equipped to complete the attack mission of the 355th Wing.
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Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish
Staff Sgt. Homar Salanga, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, finalizes the decal on an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 357th Fighter Generation Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 20, 2022. The 355th EMS provides nondestructive inspection, fabrication of aircraft components and corrosion control support, and stores, maintains, inspects and transports munitions stockpile.
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Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish
Airman 1st Class Matthew Brown, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, finalizes the decal on an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 357th Fighter Generation Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 20, 2022. The 355th EMS provides nondestructive inspection, fabrication of aircraft components and corrosion control support, and stores, maintains, inspects and transports munitions stockpile.
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Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish
Airmen assigned to the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance paint an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 355th Fighter Generation Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2022. The aircraft structural maintenance team re-painted and placed decals on this A-10 after a wing swap, adding 7.3 thousand hours back into the flying program to continue completing missions, sorties and countless training requirements.
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Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish
Airman 1st Class Madison Colbert, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, paints an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 357th Fighter Generation Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2022. The 355th EMS provides nondestructive inspection, fabrication of aircraft components and corrosion control support, and stores, maintains, inspects and transports munitions stockpile.
![](https://www.aerotechnews.com/davis-monthanafb/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/11/DM-thunderbolt6.jpg)
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish
Airmen assigned to the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance paint an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 355th Fighter Generation Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2022. The aircraft structural maintenance team re-painted and placed decals on this A-10 after a wing swap, adding 7.3 thousand hours back into the flying program to continue completing missions, sorties and countless training requirements.
![](https://www.aerotechnews.com/davis-monthanafb/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/11/DM-thunderbolt7.jpg)
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish
A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance paints an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 355th Fighter Generation Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2022. The aircraft structural maintenance team re-painted and placed decals on this A-10 after a wing swap, adding 7.3 thousand hours back into the flying program to continue completing missions, sorties and countless training requirements.
![](https://www.aerotechnews.com/davis-monthanafb/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/11/DM-thunderbolt8.jpg)
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish
Airman 1st Class Madison Colbert, 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, paints an A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 357th Fighter Generation Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Oct. 19, 2022. The 355th EMS provides nondestructive inspection, fabrication of aircraft components and corrosion control support, and stores, maintains, inspects and transports munitions stockpile.