BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Joseph Gumienny arms the weapons and inspects munitions to ensure an A-10 Thunderbolt II is ready for takeoff here Nov. 17. Airmen of the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron are providing close-air support to the Army's 10th Mountain Division as it pursues Taliban and al-Qaida forces during Operation Mountain Resolve. Gumienny u=is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)