A parked A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp in the early-morning hours at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2012. Kandahar's A-10s provide close-air support for and coalition ground troops throughout Afghanistan.

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A parked A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the ramp in the early-morning hours at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2012. Kandahar's A-10s provide close-air support for and coalition ground troops throughout Afghanistan.

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