Snow won't stop A-10's

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1/18/2013 - Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron clear snow around an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2013. Maintenance Airmen removed snow from the aircraft and flightline to minimize the possibility of damage prior to taxi and takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 79-0196 from the 354th Fighter Squadron.


1/18/2013 - Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron clear snow around an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2013. Maintenance Airmen removed snow from the aircraft and flightline to minimize the possibility of damage prior to taxi and takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 79-0196 from the 354th Fighter Squadron.


1/18/2013 - Staff Sgt. Miranda Downs, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, wipes snow off of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2013. Downs is part of a team from 455th EAMXS that removed snow from the aircraft in preparation for its close air support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 80-0203 from the 354th Fighter Squadron.


1/18/2013 - An A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis from its parking spot in preparation for takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. The A-10 is part of a squadron deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., to fly missions in support of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is an unidentified A-10C from the 354th Fighter Squadron. Visible in the revetments at right are A-10Cs 78-0670 and 79-0196 (from front), also from the 354th FS.


1/18/2013 - Two U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II prepare to depart Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. The A-10 is a specialized ground-attack aircraft which provides close air support to ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis) Hi-res

Note: Pictured in the foreground is A-10C 79-0178 from the 354th Fighter Squadron.


1/18/2013 - A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., takes off at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. The A-10 is a specialized ground-attack aircraft which provides close air support to ground forces operating in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 80-0187 from the 354th Fighter Squadron.


1/18/2013 - An A-10 Thunderbolt II taxis from its parking spot in preparation for takeoff at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2013. The A-10 is part of a squadron deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., to fly missions in support of American and coalition forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 80-0169 from the 354th Fighter Squadron.


1/18/2013 - Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron clear snow around an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2013. Maintenance Airmen removed snow from the aircraft and flightline to minimize the possibility of damage prior to taxi and takeoff. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 78-0670 from the 354th Fighter Squadron.

1/18/2013 - Staff Sgt. Miranda Downs, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, wipes snow off of an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 13, 2013. Downs is part of a team from 455th EAMXS that removed snow from the aircraft in preparation for its close air support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis) Hi-res

Note: Pictured is A-10C 80-0203 from the 354th Fighter Squadron.

Source (including 9 photos)

Note: The 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Wing (ACC), Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, is currently combat-deployed to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The 354th EFS consists of 18 A-10Cs.

More detailed photo interpretation (including loadout info) will be posted later.