First A-10 Live Fire Sortie at ADAB
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Serena Mena, 75th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, and Senior Airman Nickolus Huscha, 74th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron weapons load crew member, maneuvers an ammunition loader in place to load rounds into a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, April 18, 2022. The deployment of A-10s in the region provides additional capability in the Middle East alongside fighter aircraft. Ninth Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Central) is committed to ensuring security and stability alongside our partners in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)