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Caption:
An A-10 Thunderbolt II flies a close-air-support mission over Afghanistan on Oct. 7. The Thunderbolt II can employ a wide variety of conventional munitions, including general purpose bombs, cluster bomb units, laser guided bombs, joint direct attack munitions or JDAM), wind corrected munitions dispenser or WCMD, AGM-65 Maverick and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, rockets, illumination flares, and the GAU-8/A 30mm cannon, capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute to defeat a wide variety of targets including tanks. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
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Photographer
Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon
Caption Writer
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Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Air Force
Primary Equipment
A-10
Other Visible Equipment
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Plane Number
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Base
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Tail Code
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Squadron
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Comments/Notes
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