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An A-10 Thunderbolt II provides close-air support for International Security Assistance Force troops Jan. 23, 2008, in contact with enemy forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

THUNDERBOLT OVERHEAD

An A-10 Thunderbolt II provides close-air support for International Security Assistance Force troops Jan. 23, 2008, in contact with enemy forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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