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Bagram A-10s reach 10,000 combat flight hours

An A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter aircraft lands on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2013. This aircraft, piloted by 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., logged the 10,000th combat flight hour for the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron since the unit?s arrival at Bagram in October 2012. The 354th EFS is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Dobrydney)
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Bagram A-10s reach 10,000 combat flight hours

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron join Brig. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella Jr. (third from left), 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, on the flightline at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 12, 2013. Guastella had just returned from logging the 10,000th combat flight hour for the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron since the unit?s arrival. The 354th EFS, flying the A-10 Thunderbolt II, has been deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., since October 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Dobrydney)
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Airfield Management oversees many challenges

A C-130 Hercules takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2013. Bagram is the busiest single-runway airfield in the Department of Defense, with a takeoff or landing every 1.5 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Dobrydney)
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Snow won’t stop A-10’s

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., takes off at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. The A-10 is a specialized ground-attack aircraft which provides close air support to ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Snow won’t stop A-10’s

Two U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II prepare to depart Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. The A-10 is a specialized ground-attack aircraft which provides close air support to ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Snow won’t stop A-10’s

Staff Sgt. Miranda Downs, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, wipes snow off of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2013. Downs is part of a team from 455th EAMXS that removed snow from the aircraft in preparation for its close air support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Snow won’t stop A-10’s

Staff Sgt. Miranda Downs, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, wipes snow off of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2013. Downs is part of a team from 455th EAMXS that removed snow from the aircraft in preparation for its close air support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Snow won’t stop A-10’s

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron clear snow around an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2013. Maintenance Airmen removed snow from the aircraft and flightline to minimize the possibility of damage prior to taxi and takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Snow won’t stop A-10’s

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron clear snow around an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2013. Maintenance Airmen removed snow from the aircraft and flightline to minimize the possibility of damage prior to taxi and takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Snow won’t stop A-10’s

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron clear snow around an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2013. Maintenance Airmen removed snow from the aircraft and flightline to minimize the possibility of damage prior to taxi and takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Snow won’t stop A-10’s

An A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis from its parking spot in preparation for takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. The A-10 is part of a squadron deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., to fly missions in support of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Snow won’t stop A-10’s

An A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis from its parking spot in preparation for takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. The A-10 is part of a squadron deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., to fly missions in support of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)
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Maintainers work around the clock to return aircraft to flight

Left to right, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lamica, Airman 1st Class Christopher McKinstry, Staff Sgt. Andrea Gentsy, Senior Airman Edwin Carrasquillo, Senior Airman Kevin Baker and Staff Sgt. Phillip Budlong, all members of an engine repair team, pause work on an engine change to take a group photo at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 13, 2013. Repair teams from the Transit Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and a base in Southwest Asia worked around the clock to complete an engine change, a procedure that doesn’t often happen in a deployed environment. Team members not pictured are: Staff Sgt. Angel Jarramillo, Senior Airman Tiffany Windsor and Airman 1st Class Heather Lopez. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Clinton ZumBrunnen)
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Maintainers work around the clock to return aircraft to flight

Airman 1st Class Christopher McKinstry, 728th Air Mobility Squadron Operating Location-Alpha engine mechanic, disconnects engine components prior to removal at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 13, 2013. An engine change takes approximately 24 hours of maintenance work to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Thomas Albrecht)
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Maintainers work around the clock to return aircraft to flight

Dents and gashes are seen on the inlet of the number four engine on a C-17 Globemaster III at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 12, 2013. The damage was caused by foreign object debris, requiring the engine to be changed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Thomas Albrecht)
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Maintainers work around the clock to return aircraft to flight

Left, Staff Sgt. Jonathan Lamica, 728th Air Mobility Squadron Operating Location-Alpha engine mechanic, and Staff Sgt. Phillip Budlong, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron engine mechanic, position a new engine prior for installation at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Jan. 13, 2013. Budlong is part of a maintenance recovery team from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, that was called upon to assist with an engine change on a C-17 Globemaster III following damage to its number four engine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. James Herron)
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Waiting for takeoff

Student pilots wait for taxi and takeoff in Cessna 208Bs along the flightline of Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Students of the AAF Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 12-03 completed each of their first Cessna 208B flights at Shindand Air Base, western Afghanistan, marking the start of the advanced training phase of UPT for the second such class taking place in country after more than 30 years. (Courtesy photo)
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340th EARS 50,000 Flight Hours for 2012

Lt. Col. Chan Conrad, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts an in-flight refueling mission on a KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan, Dec. 22. During this flight the 340th EARS reached 50,000 flying hours for the year 2012. During the mission, the aircrew refueled a B-1B Lancer and an F-16 Fighting Falcon over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Conrad is deployed from Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. and is a native of Raleigh, N.C. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ashley Reed)
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340th EARS 50,000 Flight Hours for 2012

A 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an F-16 Fighting Falcon over Afghanistan, Dec. 22. The F-16 Fighting Falcon, deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., received fuel in order to conduct missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ashley Reed)
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340th EARS 50,000 Flight Hours for 2012

A 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to refuel a B-1B Lancer over Afghanistan, Dec. 22. The B-1B, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., flew 26 U.S. flags over Afghanistan for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut while conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Capt. Matthew Mills, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, keeps a stuffed animal on board for his niece to show her everywhere he has travelled. Mills is deployed from Pease Air National Guard Base, N.H. and is a native of Clemson, S.C. (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ashley Reed)
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