Desert Lightning News, So. AZ Edition, Aug. 4 2017
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Vol. 10, No. 8 Serving Southern Arizona’s military community, including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base August 2017 AN AEROTECH NEWS AND REVIEW PUBLICATION • WWW.AEROTECHNEWS.COM
A-10 pilot spits fire in fight against ISIS
Lt. Col. Ben Rudolphi, 407th Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron commander, conducts a preflight check on an A-10 Thunderbolt II July 11 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Rudolphi has filled a dual role in Operation INHERENT RESOLVE as the com- mander of the 407th EOSS in Southwest Asia and being directly involved in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria by conducting A-10 flying missions with the 447th Air Expeditionary Group. The A-10 supports ground forces with rapid em- ployment close-air and contact support. It utilizes a variety of bombs, missiles and a 30mm GAU-8 seven-barrel Gatling gun. For more photos and the story, see Page 12.
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StorIES
First shirts give back, 3 New lodging, 6
DUI more costly than $s, 11 Base snuffs out fire, 16 D-M weathermen, 20 FEAtUrE
Senior Airman Mya Crosby
ALPHA WARRIOR COMPETITION See Page 18
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