NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- A pilot with the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron here tests panoramic night-vision goggles on an A-10 Thunderbolt II. The first shipment of PNVGs was received April 25 by special operations Airmen for use by their AC-130 gunship and MC-130 Combat Talon aircrews. A-10 Thunderbolt II aircrews are scheduled to receive the goggles in future procurements.
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- A pilot with the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron here tests panoramic night-vision goggles on an A-10 Thunderbolt II. The first shipment of PNVGs was received April 25 by special operations Airmen for use by their AC-130 gunship and MC-130 Combat Talon aircrews. A-10 Thunderbolt II aircrews are scheduled to receive the goggles in future procurements.
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