A-10s spend busy summer supporting ground troops in Afghanistan

Capt. Rick Mitchell, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan?s 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, prepares for a nighttime combat mission in early August. Captain Mitchell is deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo. The 81st EFS flies combat sorties around the clock to provide close air support for U.S. and Coalition ground forces in Afghanistan. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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