Combat mission
An A-10 Thunderbolt II is lined up for weapons specialists to arm its ordnance on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. A-10s from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and the Air Force Reserve Command's 442nd Fighter Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., are deployed to Bagram in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle)