Weapons load crew assigned to the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load the Miniature Air Launched decoy MALD, also known as the ADM-160 on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wis., Mar. 1, 2022. The 127th Wing is working with the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron and the A-10 System Program Office to determine if the A-10 Thunderbolt II is compatible for carriage of the ADM-160. The MALD is a small, unmanned air-launched flight vehicle designed to duplicate combat flight profiles on the enemy radar.

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