Clouds race over the 442nd Fighter Wing's A-10 Thunderbolt IIs during the early hours of the morning Oct. 29. The 442nd FW maintains a vast fleet of 27 A-10's. The A-10 is designed to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets with a limited air interdiction capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Clouds race over the 442nd Fighter Wing's A-10 Thunderbolt IIs during the early hours of the morning Oct. 29. The 442nd FW maintains a vast fleet of 27 A-10's. The A-10 is designed to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets with a limited air interdiction capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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Clouds race over the 442nd Fighter Wing's A-10 Thunderbolt IIs during the early hours of the morning Oct. 29. The 442nd FW maintains a vast fleet of 27 A-10's. The A-10 is designed to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets with a limited air interdiction capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

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A-10s at dawn

Published Nov. 13, 2009
By Senior Airman Kenny Holston
509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- The 442nd Fighter Wing has a rich legacy of serving in the defense of the United States of America since World War II. The 442nd has been involved in the Berlin Crisis, the Cold War, Desert Storm and Operations Deny Flight, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The 442nd Fighter Wing came to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., in 1994 and looks toward tomorrow with confidence and proven combat capability.