COMBAT REPORT// INDIANA ANG
The 163rd Fighter Squadron ‘Blacksnakes’ is one of four A-10C units assigned to the Air National Guard. In recent years, the unit has demonstrated the adaptability of the ‘Warthog’ and its operators by flexing between missions and theaters.
An A-10C assigned to the 163rd EFS over Afghanistan in May 2018 during a mission surge known as ‘Resolute Support’. USAF/ SSgt Corey Hook
WHEN THE INDIANA Air National Guard’s 163rd Fighter Squadron ‘Blacksnakes’ deployed to Central Command (CENTCOM) in 2014, it was to underscore the usefulness of the A-10 to senior leaders at a time when the type was under the real threat of mass extinction.
