MONTE REAL, Portugal – Air Force Airman 1st Class Fernando Sorto, 81st Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief from Plano, Texas, uses a light cart to read a technical order while working on an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in Monte Real, Portual, Feb. 13, 2013. REAL THAW uses simulated scenarios with complex, realistic situations to provide appropriate training for multinational, joint theater operations. Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon

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