Bringing precision to the fight
AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- First Lt. Nick Barone, 438th Air Expeditionary Group pilot, secures his helmet before taking off on a combat mission in the new A-10C Thunderbolt II here. Lieutenant Barone is deployed from the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, Baltimore. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. D. Clare)