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Capt. Rick Mitchell, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan?s 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, prepares for a nighttime combat mission in early August. Captain Mitchell is deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo. The 81st EFS flies combat sorties around the clock to provide close air support for U.S. and Coalition ground forces in Afghanistan. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)


A-10s spend busy summer supporting ground troops in Afghanistan

Capt. Rick Mitchell, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan?s 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, prepares for a nighttime combat mission in early August. Captain Mitchell is deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo. The 81st EFS flies combat sorties around the clock to provide close air support for U.S. and Coalition ground forces in Afghanistan. (US Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joe “Slap” Goldsworthy, an Airman assigned to the Italian air force 132nd Groupo as part of the Military Personnel Exchange Program, prepares to taxi in an AMX A-11 Ghibli at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 11, 2017. The Italian unit provides “tac recce” support using Rafael Reccelite tactical reconnaissance pods to provide precise, high-definition imagery to coalition leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Alex Durbin)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joe “Slap” Goldsworthy, an Airman assigned to the Italian air force 132nd Groupo as part of the Military Personnel Exchange Program, prepares to taxi in an AMX A-11 Ghibli at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 11, 2017. While deployed, the Italian unit provides high-definition imagery to coalition leaders to give forces a full picture when planning and executing missions and launching strikes in the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Alex Durbin)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joe “Slap” Goldsworthy, an Airman assigned to the Italian air force 132nd Groupo as part of the Military Personnel Exchange Program, prepares to taxi in an AMX A-11 Ghibli at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 11, 2017. The exchange program is an initiative which gives the U.S. military the opportunity to swap service members with an allied nation military with the aim to promote partnership and develop interoperability between forces around the globe, including allies from Europe, Africa and the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. R. Alex Durbin)
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joe “Slap” Goldsworthy, an Airmen assigned to the Italian air force 132nd Groupo as part of the Military Personnel Exchange Program, inspects his AMX A-11 Ghibli before departing for a mission at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 11, 2017. Goldsworthy, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot with more than 2,700 flight hours of experience, began his time with the Italian air force in September 2014, when he was assigned to the 132nd Groupo stationed at Istrana Air Base in Treviso, Italy, as an AMX A-11 Ghibli pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)
An Italian air force maintainer watches while U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joe “Slap” Goldsworthy, an Airman assigned to the Italian air force 132nd Groupo as part of the Military Personnel Exchange Program, prepares to taxi in an AMX A-11 Ghibli at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 11, 2017. Goldsworthy has served with the Italian air force for nearly three years as a fully integrated member of the 132nd Groupo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)
An Airman with the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Group perform a non-destructive inspection on a damaged verticle stabilizer from an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. A maintenance response team from the 332nd EMXG repaired the jet and got it back in the air less than five days after the jet suffered catastrophic engine failure and had to divert there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jared Marquis/released)
Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron work in an abandoned aircraft shelter at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq to repair an A-10C Thunderbolt II that suffered catastrophic engine failure. A maintenance response team from the 332nd EMXG repaired the jet and got it back in the air less than five days after the jet suffered catastrophic engine failure and had to divert there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jared Marquis/released)
Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron remove a damaged nacelle, the protective covering on the engine, from an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. A maintenance response team from the 332nd EMXG repaired the jet and got it back in the air in less than five days after the jet suffered catastrophic engine failure and had to divert there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jared Marquis/released)
An Airman with the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Group prepares a damaged nacelle, the protective covering on the engine, from an A-10C Thunderbolt II for shipment at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. A maintenance response team from the 332nd EMXG repaired the jet and got it back in the air less than five days after the jet suffered catastrophic engine failure and had to divert there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jared Marquis/released)
Airmen from the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron remove a damaged verticle stabilizer from an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. A maintenance response team from the 332nd EMXG repaired the jet and got it back in the air less than five days after the jet suffered catastrophic engine failure and had to divert there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jared Marquis/released)
An A-10 Thunderbolt is parked underneath a sunshade, March 2, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. A contingent of six A-10 Thunderbolts and more than 120 personnel assigned to the 190th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron recently arrived here to participate in three major coalition exercises in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)
SOUTHWEST ASIA - Col. Jason Hanover, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Col. Michael Stohler, 332nd Air Expeditionary Group commander, stand next to the newly uncased guidon while the Air Force song plays during the 332nd AEG reactivation and assumption of command ceremony Nov. 16, 2014. The 332nd AEG has a storied history and is descended from the 332nd Fighter Group, the famed Tuskegee Airmen, also known as the Red tails. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jared Marquis/released)