A 163rd Fighter Squadron pilot assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing in Fort Wayne, Ind., prepares to fly an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft, Dec. 7, 2018, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Pilots with the 163rd FS trained during Guardian Blitz II in Basic Surface Attack (BSA), Close Air Support (CAS) and night flying operations while utilizing night vision goggles. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Rita Foster/Released) More