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47th Fighter Squadron's Historic Flight

Lt Col James Macaulay, 47th Fighter Squadron commander, returns from a record setting sortie in the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Lt Col Macaulay accumulated a career total of 4,551 flying hours and 2,560 sorties in the A-10 Thunderbolt II on June 13, 2008, 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gregory W. Steele/Released)
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47th Fighter Squadron's Historic Flight

Lt Col Brady Glick, 47th Fighter Squadron pilot, returns from a record setting sortie in the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Lt Col Glick set the all-time single total flying hours record in the A-10 with 4,666 flying hours and 2,495 sorties on June 13, 2008, 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gregory W. Steele/Released)
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47th Fighter Squadron's Historic Flight

Technical Sgt. Matt Johnson, 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crewchief, marshalls to a stop Lt Col Brady Glick, 47th Fighter Squadron pilot, on June 13, 2008, 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. Lt Col Glick set the single all-time total flying hours record in the A-10 Thunderbolt II with 4,666 flying hours and 2,495 sorties.(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gregory W. Steele/Released)
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47th Fighter Squadron's Historic Flight

Lt Cols Brady Glick, James Macaulay, Dave Deaton, and Marc Olson, 47th Fighter Squadron pilots, return from a record setting sortie on June 13, 2008, 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. The sortie set a record for combined total flying hours in the A-10 Thunderbolt II with 17,742 flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gregory W. Steele/Released)
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47th Fighter Squadron's Historic Flight

Four 47th Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt IIs return from a flying hours record setting sortie on June 13, 2008, 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. Lt Cols Brady Glick, James Macaulay, Dave Deaton, and Marc Olson totaled 17,742 flying hours and over 10,000 sorties in the A-10. In the lead A-10, Lt Col Brady Glick set a single all-time flying hours record in the A-10 with 4,666 flying hours and 2,495 sorties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gregory W. Steele/Released)
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47th Fighter Squadron's Historic Flight

Four 47th Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt IIs return from a flying hours record setting sortie on June 13, 2008, 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. Lt Cols Brady Glick, James Macaulay, Dave Deaton, and Marc Olson totaled 17,742 flying hours and over 10,000 sorties in the A-10. In the lead A-10, Lt Col Brady Glick set a single all-time flying hours record in the A-10 with 4,666 flying hours and 2,495 sorties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gregory W. Steele/Released)
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47th Fighter Squadron's Historic Flight

47th Fighter Squadron pilots Lt Cols Brady Glick, James Macaulay, Dave Deaton, and Marc Olson perform a 4-ship flyby following a record breaking sortie for the most combined flying hours in the A-10 Thunderbolt II with a total of 17,742 hours, on June 13, 2008, 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gregory W. Steele/Released)
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47th Fighter Squadron's Historic Flight

(L to R) Lt Cols Marc Olson, Dave Deaton, James Macaulay, and Brady Glick, 47th Fighter Squadron pilots, get together for a photo following their record setting sorties in the A-10 Thunderbolt II on June 13, 2008, 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. Lt Col Olson accumulated 4,093 flying hours and 2,239 sorties; Lt Col Dave Deaton accumulated a career total of 4,430 flying hours and 2,720 sorties; Lt Col James Macaulay accumulated a career total of 4,551 flying hours and 2,560 sorties; Lt Col Brady Glick accumulated 4,666 flying hours and 2,495 sorties, more than any other pilot flying the A-10. Together, all four pilots have a total of 17,742 flying hours and over 10,000 sorties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gregory W. Steele/Released)
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47th Fighter Squadron's Historic Flight

Lt Col Brady Glick, 47th Fighter Squadron pilot, poses with his family following his return from a record setting sortie in the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Lt Col Glick set the all-time single total flying hours record in the A-10 with 4,666 flying hours and 2,495 sorties on June 13, 2008, 917th Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Gregory W. Steele/Released)
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47th FS Change of Command

Col. Keith Schultz, commander, 917th Operations Group, passes the 47th Fighter Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. James Travis, 917th Operations Support Flight commander, who assumed command of the 47th FS, at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., August 7, 2010. (U. S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Greg Steele)
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47th FS Change of Command

Col. Keith Schultz, commander, 917th Operations Group, presents The Meritorious Service Medal to Lt. Col. John Russell, 47th Fighter Squadron commander, during the 47th FS Change of Command ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., August 7, 2010. Lt. Col. Russell relinquished command of the 47th FS to Lt. Col. James Travis. (U. S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Greg Steele)
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47th FS debuts new technology at RIMPAC

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tom McNurlin from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center in Tucson, Ariz., helps U.S. Air Force Col. John Breazeale, 917th Fighter Group commander, adjust his helmet with the Scorpion helmet-mounted system prior to a flight during Rim of the Pacific exercise July 17,2012. The Scorpion system, along with the Lightweight Airborne Recovery System, known as LARS, was for the first time maritime operationally tested during the exercise. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mary Hinson)
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47th FS demonstrates maritime capabilities

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jim Travis, 47th Fighter Squadron commander, with the bomb he used to penetrate the hull of an unmanned ship as part of a sinking exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 14, 2012. The mission was part of the Rim of the Pacific exercise. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Courtesy photo)
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47th FS demonstrates maritime capabilities

A photo taken from an A-10 Thunderbolt II shows an unmanned ship sinking after being hit planes flown by members of the 47th Fighter Squadron July 14, 2012, off the coast of Hawaii. The mission was part of the Rim of the Pacific exercise. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2012 is the 23rd exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Courtesy photo)
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47th FS instructor pilots impact training on the ground

Staff Sgt. Dale Hugo, crew chief, 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., wraps and stows a grounding cord on an A-10 Thunderbolt, March 30, 2009, before it is towed to the end of the ramp at the Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Ga., to have its engines run up. Airmen from the 717th AMXS maintained A-10 jets from the 47th Fighter Squadron at Barksdale AFB while they that supported training evolutions for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Stewart, Ga. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)
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47th FS instructor pilots impact training on the ground

Members of the 917th Wing from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., prepare to run the engines on an A-10 Thunderbolt March 30, 2009, at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center in Savannah, Ga., after it was noticed that the aircraft was experiencing double engine fluxes. Airmen from the 917th WG and the 47th Fighter Squadron, also from Barksdale AFB, were involved in training Joint Attack Terminal Controllers for 13 days during “Patriot Dixie” in Savannah. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)
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47th FS instructor pilots impact training on the ground

Technical Sgt. Alan Leeps, avionics specialist, 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., opens rack hooks on an A-10 Thunderbolt to load a LITENING (targeting) pod March 30, 2009. Airmen from the 717th AMXS maintained A-10 jets from the 47th Fighter Squadron at Barksdale AFB, while they supported training evolutions for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Stewart, Ga. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)
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47th FS instructor pilots impact training on the ground

Master Sgt. Gary Yates, specialist flight supervisor with the 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Technical Sgt. Keith Castleberry, aerospace propulsion technician, 917th Maintenance Squadron, monitor A-10 engines with a laptop March 30, 2009, after it was noticed that the aircraft was experiencing double engine fluxes. Airmen from the 917th WG and the 47th Fighter Squadron, both from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., were involved in training Joint Attack Terminal Controllers for 13 days during “Patriot Dixie.” (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)
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47th FS instructor pilots impact training on the ground

Staff Sgt. Davarick Pickens, avionics specialist, 717th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., opens a panel to perform a maintenance check on an A-10 Thunderbolt March 30, 2009. Airmen from the 717th AMXS maintained A-10 jets from the 47th Fighter Squadron at Barksdale AFB, while they supported training evolutions for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with the 15th Air Support Operations Squadron at Fort Stewart, Ga. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)
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47th FS instructor pilots impact training on the ground

Airman 1st Class John Kingsley, radio operator maintainer and driver, 682nd Air Support Operations Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., and Airman 1st Class Chad Hutsell, ROMAD, with the 15th ASOS, Ft. Stewart, Ga., work with a military rugged tablet (MRT) during “Patriot Dixie,” March 31, 2009. The MRT is a computer system that sends digital information to combat aircraft providing close-air-support much like text messaging. Both Airmen are involved in a 13 day training exercise for Joint Terminal Attack Controllers in the Savannah, Ga., area. (US Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston)
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