Runway's end home for 'Warthog' launchers
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Tech. Sgt. Mike Milewski, a crew chief, talks to the pilot of an A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack jet here during an end-of-runway check. Milewski is with the Maryland Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Squadron’s end-of-runway crew, which is doing a 30-day tour at the base as part of the 455th Expeditionary Operations Squadron. The crew gives each ground-attack fighter a thorough going over before it departs on a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Keith Reed)