Air to ground power
An A-10 Thunderbolt II fires a 30mm GAU-8 Avenger seven-barrel Gatling gun at a rate of 3,900 rounds a minute May 29 over the Pacific Alaska Range Complex in Alaska. The A-10 is assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 355th FS's primary missions include air strike control, close air support, target interdiction, joint air attack team, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Snyder)