Atkinson, David, TSgt

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Current Service Status
USAF Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Technical Sergeant
Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
3S2X1-Education and Training
Current/Last AFSC Group
Mission Support
Primary Unit
2001-2004, 3S2X1, 423d Air Base Squadron
Previously Held AFSC/MOS
81150-Security Specialist
Service Years
1983 - 2004
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Technical Sergeant

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Air Education and Training Command Instructor Master Air Education and Training Command Instructor Basic NATO Badge Air Force Security Police

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA)
  2001, Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) - Assoc. Page


 1983-1985, A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
From Year
1983
To Year
1985
   
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 A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) Details
 


Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications

Model Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
Length 53.31 ft | 16.25 m
Width 57.51 ft | 17.53 m
Height 14.67 ft | 4.47 m
Engine(s) 2 x General Electric TF34-GE-100 non-afterburning turbofan engines generating 9,065lbs of thrust each.
Empty Weight 27,999 lbs | 12,700 kg
MTOW 51,998 lbs | 23,586 kg
Max Speed 439 mph | 707 km/h | 382 kts
Max Range 474 miles | 763 km
Ceiling 34,695 ft | 10,575 m | 6.6 miles
Climb Rate 6,000 ft/min (1,828 m/min)
Hardpoints 11
Armament 1 x 30mm GAU-8/A Seven-Barrel Gatling Gun

Up to 16,000 pounds (7,200 kilograms) of mixed ordnance on eight under-wing and three under-fuselage pylon stations, including:

Mk-82 Series 500lb Bombs, Mk-84 Series 2,000lb Bombs, Incendiary Cluster Bombs, Combined Effects Munitions, Mine Dispensing Munitions, AGM-65 Maverick Missiles, Paveway Laser-guided / Electro-Optically Guided Bombs, Infra-red Countermeasure Flares, Electronic Countermeasure Chaff, Jammer Pods, 2.75-inch Rocket Pods, Illumination Flares and AIM-9 Sidewinder Air-to-Air Missiles.
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Last Updated: Nov 7, 2008
   
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