a-10

OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Municipal Airport, Westfield Mass., Massachusetts Air National Guard, banks while flying accross the Mediterranean Sea enroute to a forward operating base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Bucher)

A-10 practice run OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II flies over a practice range near Al Udairi, Kuwait in support of Operation Southern Watch. This Maryland Air National Guard A-10 is dropping inert bombs during a practice run. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Orville...

Exercise Bushwacker 06-02 An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 354th Fighter Squadron flies in support of Exercise Bushwacker 06-02 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., on Saturday, April 1, 2006. The operational readiness exercise helps ensure Airmen are ready to deploy. (U.S. Air Force...

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Maintenance troops work on an A-10 Thunderbolt II on March 23 at a forward-deployed Operation Iraqi Freedom location. The tank-killing A-10 is affectionately known as the Warthog. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman JoAnn S. Makinano)