Lt. Col. Brian Burger fires off a flare while banking into a high-angle firing position during a training exercise over Razorback Range at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center, Ark., June 4, 2012. The 188th Fighter Wing, nearing its second deployment to Afghanistan with the A-10 Thunderbolt II, regularly conducts training with joint terminal attack controllers from different branches of service to sharpen its close air support skills and to conduct efficient training with JTACs. Burger is an A-10 pilot and the 188th Operations Group commander. Master Sgt. Ben Bloker

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