KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (May 21, 2018) -- Two Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II's, assigned to the 163rd Fighter Squadron, begin to taxi on the flightline at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 21, 2018. Attached to the 451st Air Expeditionary Group, the A-10s are providing close-air support for coalition and Afghan forces on the front lines. The Thunderbolt II can employ a wide variety of conventional munitions, including general purpose bombs, cluster bomb units, laser guided bombs, joint direct attack munitions or JDAM, wind corrected munitions dispenser or WCMD, AGM-65 Maverick and AIM-9 Si
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (May 21, 2018) -- Two Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II's, assigned to the 163rd Fighter Squadron, begin to taxi on the flightline at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 21, 2018. Attached to the 451st Air Expeditionary Group, the A-10s are providing close-air support for coalition and Afghan forces on the front lines. The Thunderbolt II can employ a wide variety of conventional munitions, including general purpose bombs, cluster bomb units, laser guided bombs, joint direct attack munitions or JDAM, wind corrected munitions dispenser or WCMD, AGM-65 Maverick and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, rockets, illumination flares, and the GAU-8/A 30mm cannon, capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute to defeat a wide variety of targets including tanks.
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