BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) – The setting sun silhouettes
an A-10 Thunderbolt II after a combat mission. Since Sept. 15, A-10s
here have flown more than 1,700 combat sorties, totaling more than
6,000 combat hours in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The A-10
was the first Air Force aircraft specially designed for close-air
support of ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt.
David L. Stuppy)
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