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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft flies a combat mission over Afghanistan.

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft from Bagram Air Base flies a combat mission over Afghanistan on June 14, 2009.

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