"The A-10 community is filled with incredible people doing exceptional things in an exceptional aircraft," Maj. Kyle Adkison said. The Air Force believes it will take at least three years for Boeing to start installing new hardware that resolves the “stiff boom” problem. The Air Force is reimagining the role of the A-10C attack plane, a counterterrorism mainstay, for a new kind of fight. This exercise started in 2012 but has increased sevenfold in size and added major air platforms. This could finally break a years-long impasse between the Air Force and Congress over the iconic attack plane. Disagreements over the fate of the A-10 Warthog have had a broader impact in Tucson. Lt. Col. Mike Hilkert helped save the lives of more than 30 soldiers and airmen. Marine Venom choppers in Okinawa, artillery soldiers in Syria, F-15E Strike Eagles departing for Greece and more in this week's Frontline Photos. Marks logged his 7,000th hour in the Warthog on Sept. 1. A four-ship of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., will do a flyover before Major League Baseball's nationally televised game between the White Sox and Yankees at 6 p.m. EDT on Fox. By Kent Miller
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