From the "Airpower Summaries", released as U.S. Air Forces Central press releases on USAFCENT's official public website, for July 2010 I extracted and edited all available info related to A-10C Thunderbolt II combat missions in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom). The mostly daily airpower summaries for OEF and OIF are provided by Combined Air and Space Operations Center (CAOC) officials at Al Udeid AB, Qatar.
July 1:
Sar Banader, Regional Command-Southwest
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots, U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilots, U.S. Air Force F-15E aircrews, and U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots released multiple precision-guided munitions, launched rockets, and strafed enemy positions. Pilots also conducted shows of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Aircrews released precision-guided munitions and conducted shows of force with flares on enemy positions. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
July 2:
Lashkar Gah, Regional Command-Southwest
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots and U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilots, provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots strafed enemy positions and conducted shows of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
Morghab, Regional Command-West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots, U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircrews and coalition aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots strafed enemy positions. Aircrews released multiple precision-guided munitions on enemy positions. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers called the engagements successful.
Sangin, Regional Command-South
U.S. Air Force F-15E aircrews and A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Aircrews and pilots conducted multiple shows of force with flares to suppress enemy fire. Ground controllers called the engagements successful.
Orgun, Regional Command-East
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots, U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon pilots, and U.S. Air Force F-15E aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots and aircrews conducted shows of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
Balocan, Regional Command-South
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots conducted a show of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers declared the engagement successful.
July 3:
Tarin Kowt, Regional Command-Southwest
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots, U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircrews, coalition aircrews and U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator operators provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Aircrews and pilots conducted shows of force to deter enemy forces. Operators released a missile against an enemy target. Ground controllers called the engagements successful.
July 4:
Mushan, Regional Command-South
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots and U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots conducted shows of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Coalition and joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
July 5:
Balocan, Regional Command-South
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots released a precision-guided munition against an enemy position. Joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
Chahar Bagh, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots and U.S. Air Force F-15E aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Aircrews strafed enemy positions. Pilots released precision-guided munitions against enemy targets to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
July 6:
Chahar Bagh, Regional Command-South West
U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon pilots, A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots and U.S. Air Force F-15E aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots and aircrews conducted shows of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
July 7:
No A-10 info
July 8:
Gereshk, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted shows of force to deter enemy forces. Ground controllers called the engagements successful.
Luman, Regional Command-East
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots conducted a show of force to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers called the engagement successful.
July 9:
Sangin, Regional Command-Southwest
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force with flares to deter enemy forces. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers called the engagement successful.
Tarin Kowt, Regional Command-Southwest
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted shows of force to deter enemy forces. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagements successful.
Mushan, Regional Command-South
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots released precision-guided munitions against an enemy target to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagement successful.
July 10:
No A-10 info
July 11:
Sheykabad, Regional Command-South
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. A-10 pilots conducted shows of presence, a show of force, performed multiple strafing runs, and released multiple rockets against an enemy target. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagements successful.
July 12:
Balcon, Regional Command-South
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots conducted shows of force to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers called the engagements successful.
July 13:
No A-10 info
July 14:
Sangin, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots and coalition aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots strafed an enemy target and coalition aircrews conducted a show of force to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
Kandahar, Regional Command-South
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots conducted a show of force to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers called the engagements successful.
Chahar Bagh, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots conducted a show of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagement successful.
July 15:
Gereskh, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagement successful.
July 16:
Gereshk, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagement successful.
July 17:
Gereshk, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagement successful.
July 18:
Mushan, Regional Command-South
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagement successful.
Sangin, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots conducted shows of force and released rockets over an enemy target to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers and ground controllers declared the engagements successful.
July 19:
Farah, Regional Command-West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and performed multiple strafing runs against an enemy target to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
Mushan, Regional Command-South
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots, U.S. Navy F/A-18C pilots, and U.S. Air Force F-15E aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. F/A-18C pilots conducted shows of presence and shows of force over an enemy position to deter enemy activity. F-15E aircrews conducted a show of force and A-10 pilots performed multiple strafing runs over and enemy target to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers and ground controllers called the engagements successful.
July 20:
No A-10 info
July 21:
Now Zad, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagement successful.
Sangin, Regional Command-South West
U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet pilots and A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. A-10 pilots performed multiple strafing runs against several enemy targets and conducted a show of force with flares to deter enemy activity. F/A-18E pilots conducted a show of force and a strafing run against an enemy position to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
July 22:
No A-10 info
July 23:
Tarin Kowt, Regional Command-South
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircrew and A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. The aircrew and pilots released multiple precision-guided munitions over several enemy targets to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
July 24:
Tarin Kowt, Regional Command-South
U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircrews and A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces Aircrews released precision-guided munitions over enemy targets to deter enemy activity. Plots performed strafing runs and released rockets over enemy targets to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers and ground controllers called the engagements successful.
Chahar Bagh, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted shows of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagements successful.
July 25:
Kandahar, Regional Command-South
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots conducted a show of force to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers called the engagement successful.
Soltani, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots conducted shows of force and performed a strafing run against an enemy target to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
July 26:
No A-10 info
July 27:
Lashkar Gah, Regional Command-South West
U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet pilots and A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. A-10 pilots conducted a show of force over an enemy position. F/A-18C pilots conducted a show of force with flares and performed strafing runs over an enemy target to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers and ground controllers declared the engagements successful.
Asadabad, Regional Command-East
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots and U.S. Air Force F-15E aircrews provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots performed shows of force with flares over enemy positions. Aircrews released precision-guided munitions against several enemy targets to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers called the engagements successful.
Asmar, Regional Command-East
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and performed multiple strafing runs against an enemy position to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers and joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
July 28:
Chahar Bagh, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagements successful.
Lashkar Gah Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces
and conducted a show of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagement successful.
July 29:
Gereshk, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. Pilots conducted shows of force at several locations and released multiple rockets at a enemy position to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers called the engagements successful.
Chahar Bagh, Regional Command-South West
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagement successful.
Surhabad, Regional Command-South West
U.S. Navy F/A-18C pilots and A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces. FA/18C pilots conducted multiple shows of force over several enemy positions and release precision-guided munitions over an enemy target to deter enemy activity. A-10C pilots conducted multiple shows of force over several enemy positions and release precision-guided munitions over an enemy target to deter enemy activity. Joint terminal attack controllers declared the engagements successful.
July 30:
Balocan, Regional Command-South
A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots provided armed overwatch for friendly forces and conducted a show of force with flares to deter enemy activity. Ground controllers declared the engagement successful.
July 31:
No A-10 info.
See also:
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for June 2010
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for May 2010
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for April 2010
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for March 2010
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for February 2010
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for January 2010
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for December 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for November 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for October 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for September 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for August 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for July 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for June 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for May 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for April 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for March 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for February 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for January 2009
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for December 2008
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for November 2008
A-10 Afghanistan Combat Summary for October 2008
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