Crew chiefs from the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron conduct pre-flight checks on an A-10C Thunderbolt II before take-off from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2018. The Airmen, from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, are deployed in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel by providing close-air support to Afghan forces and other coalition partners. The Thunderbolt II can employ a wide variety of conventional munitions, including general purpose bombs, cluster bomb units, laser guided bombs, joint direct attack munitions or JDAM, wind corrected munitions dispenser or WCMD, AGM-65 Maverick and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, rockets, illumination flares and the GAU-8/A 30mm cannon, capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristin High)