BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off on 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)
Posted: 12/01/2005
