Military Officers Association of America award

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Kelly, Commander of the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard and Colonel Randolph Staudenraus, incoming Vice commander of the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, accept the Military Officer of America Association, Maryland Chapter, with the 2012 outstanding Maryland National Guard unit from retired United States Air Force Major John Whitman on February 10, 2013 at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Md. (National Guard Photo By Tech. Sgt. Christopher Schepers/RELEASED)

Military Officers Association of America award

Retired United States Air Force Major John Whitman (left) and retired United States Air Force Lt. Col. Jack Fringer (right) present the 175th Wing Maryland Air National Guard with the Military Officers Association of America, Maryland chapter, with the 2012 outstanding Maryland National Guard unit on February 10, 2013 at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Md. (National Guard Photo By Tech Sgt. Christopher Schepers/RELEASED)

Ready To Bomb

Airman 1st Class Brandon J. Manning loads a BDU-33 practice bomb onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Md. The weapon loader with the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was uploading munitions for a training sortie Nov. 30. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher)

Filler Up

Master Sgt. Tony Thalachira, a crew chief with the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, fuels an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Md. The aircraft was being readied for a training sortie Nov. 30. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher)

Picture in picture

Bosnian Maj. Slobodan Simic documents a fellow Bosnian public affairs officer learning about an A-10C during a tour of Warfield Air National Guard Base in Baltimore, Md. on Friday, September 14, 2012. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher)

Plane talk

Senior Master Sgt. Brian McNabb, right, maintenance operation center senior controller, 175th Maintenance Operation Flight, discusses the A-10C with Bosnians Maj. Slobodan Simic and Capt. Zeljko Krajina. A group of Bosnian public affairs officers toured Warfield Air National Guard Base in Baltimore, Md. on Friday, September 14, 2012. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher)