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An Air Force crew chief walks the wing as he does a post-flight check of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Aviano Air Base, Italy, after it was flown against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on March 30, 1999, during NATO Operation Allied Force. The Thunderbolt, more commonly called a Warthog, and its crew are deployed to Aviano from the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in support of Allied Force.

An Air Force crew chief walks the wing of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Aviano Air Base.

An Air Force crew chief walks the wing as he does a post-flight check of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Aviano Air Base, Italy, after it was flown against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on March 30, 1999, during NATO Operation Allied Force. The Thunderbolt, more commonly called a Warthog, and its crew are deployed to Aviano from the 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, in support of Allied Force.

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