Airmen assigned to the 175th Maintenance Squadron load a simulated BDU-50 bomb onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during an integrated combat turn (ICT) as part of Operation Frosty Strike Dec. 1, 2023, at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md. Operation Frosty Strike was a full-scale readiness exercise that demonstrated the 175th Wing’s ability to survive and operate in a realistic combat environment against a near-peer adversary while fulfilling its federally assigned missions. ( Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Laura Weaver)

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