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  • ‘No Second Guesses:’ Selfridge Pilots Share Story of Emergency Landing

    Capt. Brett DeVries, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot of the 107th Fighter Squadron from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, poses next to the aircraft he safely landed after a malfunction forced him to make an emergency landing July 20 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center. (Photo courtesy

  • A-10 pilot surpasses 1,000 combat hours flown

     (Editor's note: The name of "Captain Rudy" is being held for security and safety reasons.)At a typical deployment, leaders will encourage you to "make every second count." One pilot here has done just that. In fact, he's made more than three million seconds count.Capt. "Rudy," an A-10 Thunderbolt