<hi style=afpcap>Laden with Maverick and Sidewinder missiles, this Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II screams into the sky, ready to fight and win. Home-based at Richards-Gebaur AFB, Missouri—known to pilots as "Dicky Goober"—the 303rd Fighter Squadron is a component of the Air Force Reserve's 442nd Fighter Wing. The unit traces its heritage back to 1946 when its aircraft was the Curtiss C-46 Commando transport.</hi>