A-10s to the rescue
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Army Spc. Patrick Little shows Capt. Scott the bullet holes the Humvee he was riding in received during a convoy ambush in Afghanistan. Captain Scott and his wingman, Capt. Andrew, were on alert and responded to the call in their A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, breaking up the ambush and allowing the convoy to return home. Speciailst Little is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and Captains Scott and Andrew, whose last names are withheld for security reasons, are assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)
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