Crews' video perspective on an A-10 launch

Wondering what it takes to get an A-10 "Warthog" ready for flight?

The 74th and 75th Aircraft Maintenance Units from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, put together a brief first-person-view video of getting A-10 Thunderbolt IIs ready for takeoff. The video was shot during Hawgsmoke 2016, which brings together A-10 teams from across the Air Force for friendly competition.

Although the video wasn't published on an official Air Force YouTube account, it was posted to the Facebook page for the Hawgsmoke event.

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