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An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on a combat mission on Tuesday, May 23, 2006. The A-10 is deployed from the Air Force Reserve Command's 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
An A-10 Thunderbolt II is lined up for weapons specialists to arm its ordnance on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. A-10s from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and the Air Force Reserve Command's 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., are deployed to Bagram in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Tammy Kjos talks, an A-10 crew chief and Air Force Reservist deployed here from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., talks to A-10 pilot, Capt. Thomas Kanewske via intercom on the status of his flight control check prior to taking off on a combat mission for Operation Enduring Freedom. (Photo By Maj. David Kurle)