Operation Snowbird 2012
Maj. Justin Lewis, an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot with the 188th Fighter Wing, left, conducts a preflight inspection as Senior Airman Phillip Parker, a 188th crew chief, looks on during a deployment to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 21 to participate in Operation Snowbird in preparation for the Flying Razorbacks’ deployment to Afghanistan this summer. (National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Brambl/188th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)