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Thunderbolt Growl

Air Force airmen climb onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II to perform a post-flight inspection during Operation Forward Tiger at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, Feb. 16, 2023. The exercise is designed to increase combat readiness and enhance humanitarian assistance and disaster response capabilities with U.S. partners and allies throughout the Caribbean.

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