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A-10 overhead

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, from the 303rd Fighter Squadron, manuvers over Cannon Range near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., June 20, 2007, on a run-in to drop a practice bomb on one of the range's many targets. While the 303rd FS, part of the Air Force Reserve's 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is one of the primary users of the range, many Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and active-duty units use the range every day to practice attacking ground targets. Col. Herman Brunke, from Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, is the pilot of this aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
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Posted: 8/5/2007


Scorekeeper

Senior Airman Jared Schomaker, a communications specialist from the Missouri Air National Guard, operates equipment to record and score hits on various targets in the Cannon Range complex near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Airmen at the range score and record the hits, or misses, from every aircraft that drops a bomb or fires a round onto the range, then relay those scores to the pilots above. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
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Scorekeeper

Senior Airman Jarrod Schomaker, a computer systems operator from the Missouri Air National Guard, operates equipment to record and score hits on various targets in the Cannon Range complex near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. Airmen at the range score and record the hits, or misses, from every aircraft that drops a bomb or fires a round onto the range, then relay those scores to the pilots above. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
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Making the grade

Tech. Sgt. Jason Woodworth, structural craftsman with the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Fighter Wing Detachment 1, drives a road grader to smooth out one of the many gravel roads at Cannon Range near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. All 11 of the detachment's people are qualified heavy equipment operators despite coming from diverse career fields. They work as a single team in operating and maintaing this range, which is vital to conducting training for pilots from the Reserve, Guard and active duty. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
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Holey APC

One of the many targets at Cannon Range, near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., is this armored personnel carrier, which has been hit repeatedly by practice bombs, as evidenced by a BDU-33 sticking out of its side. The Missouri Air National Guard members who run the range create targets from surplus equipment, designed to look realistic from the air. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
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Slow train

The Missouri Air National Guard members who manage and operate Cannon Range, near Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., find creative ways to build targets out of old vehicles, weapons and scrap. In this target, they constructed a "train" complete with "tunnels" into surrounding hillsides for pilots to practice ground-attack skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
Slow train


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Slow train

The Missouri Air National Guard members who manage and operate Cannon Range, near Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., find creative ways to build targets out of old vehicles, weapons and scrap. In this target, they constructed a "train" complete with "tunnels" into surrounding hillsides for pilots to practice ground-attack skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
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Bomb garden

Inert 500-pound bombs, half-buried in the ground, mark one of the targets in the Cannon Range complex. Each concrete-filled bomb has a high-drag "chute" attached, which slows the descent of the bomb so a low-flying aircraft has time to get out of the range of the explosion. The Missouri Air National Guard members who run the range recover dropped ordnance annually to keep it from accumulating on the range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
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Bomb garden

Inert 500-pound bombs, half-buried in the ground, mark one of the targets in the Cannon Range complex. Each concrete-filled bomb has a high-drag "chute" attached, which slows the descent of the bomb so a low-flying aircraft has time to get out of the range of the explosion. The Missouri Air National Guard members who run the range recover dropped ordnance annually to keep it from accumulating on the range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
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Cannon Range gate

The entrance to Cannon Range, near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., features inert, concrete-filled 500-pound bombs with the name of the facility painted on the sides. Not only is the barrier decorative, but functional, serving to keep unauthorized vehicles from driving around the swing gate. The Missouri Air National Guardsmen who operate the range make good use of the materials available to them to enhance the training and appearance of the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
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Cannon Range gate

The entrance to Cannon Range, near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., features inert, concrete-filled 500-pound bombs with the name of the facility painted on the sides. Not only is the barrier decorative, but functional, serving to keep unauthorized vehicles from driving around the swing gate. The Missouri Air National Guardsmen who operate the range make good use of the materials available to them to enhance the training and appearance of the facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
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Range operations

Lt. Col. Scott Porter, left, commander at Cannon Range near Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., and Senior Master Sgt. Randy Flores, superintendent, control a flight of two F-16s over the range June 20, 2007. Both Airmen are members of the Missouri Air National Guard's 131st Fighter Wing's Detachment 1. They are two of the 11 people who manage and operate Cannon Range, which is a vital training resource for combat pilots across the country. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
Range operations


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