Staff Sgt. Saldivar and Senior Airman Designe communicate with the pilots of A-10 Thunderbolts
Staff Sgt. Alejandro Saldivar (left) and Senior Airman Rob Designe communicate with the pilots of A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft on a close air support mission during Exercise Northern Strike 2012 at Grayling Air Gunnery Range, Mich., on July 18, 2012. Saldivar and Designe are attached to the 168th Air Support Operations Squadron, Peoria, Ill.