303rd departs Bagram

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Bryan Stone, 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, checks out the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to takeoff Oct. 19, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 303 EFS was responsible for close air support operations throughout Afghanistan and is succeeded by the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. The 303 EFS will return to the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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303rd departs Bagram

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Bryan Stone, 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, shakes hands with Tech. Sgt. Dereck Finken, a crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, before takeoff Oct. 19, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 303 EFS utilized A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft and were responsible for close air support operations throughout Afghanistan and was succeeded by the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. The 303 EFS will return to the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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303rd departs Bagram

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, flies above Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 19, 2014 after completing a six month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 303 EFS was responsible for close air support operations throughout Afghanistan and was deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The 303 EFS was succeeded by the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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303rd departs Bagram

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, flies above Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 19, 2014 after completing a six month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The 303 EFS was responsible for close air support operations throughout Afghanistan and was deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The 303 EFS was succeeded by the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, taxi onto the runway Oct. 19, 2014 prior to departing Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 303 EFS was responsible for close air support operations throughout Afghanistan and was deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The 303 EFS was succeeded by the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessica Womrath, a crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, tightens a bolt on the fuel pod of an A-10 Thunderbolt II Oct. 19, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Womrath, a native of Kansas City, Mo., is responsible for ensuring the aircraft is mission ready and able to perform close air support missions throughout Afghanistan. Womrath is deployed form the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Bryan Stone, 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, ensures his breathing apparatus operates correctly in an A-10 Thunderbolt II prior to takeoff Oct. 19, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 303 EFS was responsible for close air support operations throughout Afghanistan and was succeeded by the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. The 303 EFS will return to the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessica Womrath, a crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, cleans the cockpit glass of an A-10 Thunderbolt II Oct. 19, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Womrath, a native of Kansas City, Mo., is responsible for ensuring the aircraft is mission ready and able to perform close air support missions throughout Afghanistan. Womrath is deployed form the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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303rd departs Bagram

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dereck Finken, an A-10 Thunderbolt II crew chief assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, waits for Lt. Col Bryan Stone, 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, to complete his operation checks before departing Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 19, 2014. Finken, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is responsible for ensuring the A-10 is mission ready and able to perform close air support missions throughout Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron wait for maintainers assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron to give them the okay to taxi onto the runway and depart Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 19, 2014. The 303 EFS was responsible for close air support operations throughout Afghanistan and was deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The 303 EFS was succeeded by the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - U.S. Air Force crew chiefs assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron watch as Lt. Col Bryan Stone, 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, performs operation checks prior to takeoff Oct. 19, 2014 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 303 EFS was responsible for close air support operations throughout Afghanistan and is succeeded by the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. The 303 EFS will return to the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)

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303 EFS departs Bagram Airfield

Published Oct. 24, 2014
By Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots assigned to the 303rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and maintainers assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron prpeare for the aircraft to take off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Oct. 19, 2014. The 303 EFS completed their deployment where they were responsible for close air support missions throughout Afghanistan.

303rd departs Bagram

303rd departs Bagram

303rd departs Bagram

303rd departs Bagram

303rd departs Bagram

303rd departs Bagram

303rd departs Bagram

303rd departs Bagram

303rd departs Bagram

303rd departs Bagram

303rd departs Bagram