Caption:
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the
104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron banks to the right after take off
from here Thursday. Coalition forces in Afghanistan launched
another offensive, dubbed Operation Valiant Strike, on March 20 aimed
at villages and cave complexes east of Kandahar in the Sami Ghar
mountains, defense officials said. A-10 pilots provide close air
support for Army forces here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adam
Johnston)
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