198th TFS? They’re the ones who had some of their aircraft blown up by separatists back in the 1970s, aren’t they? That one looks like it has a fresh coat of paint.
F-104 to A-7? I will bet that some pilot side with relief and some of them cursed going to the SLUF. That was the reaction from my Air Guard wing when they went from F-16s to A-10s. Watching them in the traffic pattern, you can tell the ones who want it to be fighter pilots versus those who probably should have been in transports.