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Caption:
A head-on view of two United States Air Forces Europe A-10 Warthogs
moments before dropping away from the tanker aircraft for a strike on
targets in the former Yugoslavia. The Warthogs are flying a
combat strike mission in support of NATO Operation Allied Force.
The venerable A-10 'Tank Killers' are loaded with a variety of weapons
to include 250-pound iron bombs, an ALQ-131 electronic jamming pod,
2.75 inch Zuni rockets and AGM-65D Maverick missiles. All
in addition to the 30-mm cannon mounted in the nose of the
aircraft. The A-10A's are assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing /
81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdhalem Air Base, Germany but are flying
missions from their deployed location of Aviano Air Base, Italy.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Greg L. Davis) (RELEASED)
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