CAFB trainers challenge ‘Warthogs’

Fighter pilots from an A-10 “Warthog” close-air support squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., were in Central Mississippi three days this week conducting air-to air training exercises with Columbus (Miss.) AFB’s 49th Fighter Training Squadron instructor pilots. The 75th Fighter Squadron is one of two combat-ready A-10 Thunderbolt II squadrons based at Moody. The 49th FTS, in addition to training student-aviators, is responsible for keeping the base's rated fighter pilots qualified and ready for combat. All of the 49th FTS’s instructors are seasoned fighter pilots and required to recertify in air combat maneuvering and training. “Our secondary mission is to provide a realistic training platform with the Combat Air Force," said Lt. Col. Daniel Radulski, 49th FTS assistant director of operations. (Columbus AFB 03/27/15)