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Munitions specialists from the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, England Air Force Base, La., load 30mm rounds of ammunition into an A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft for its GAU-8/A Avenger cannon prior to a sortie in support of Operation Desert Storm.

An A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing of England Air Force Base, La., armed with bombs and missiles, is prepared for a mission during Operation Desert Storm.

A U.S. Air Force fuels specialist from the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, England, Air Force Base, La., replenishes the fuel tank on an A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft prior to a sortie in support of Operation Desert Storm. The Thunderbolt II is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles mounted under the wing.

An air-to-air view of a U.S. Air Force A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is armed with AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles and AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles.

Battle art adorns the nose of an A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft of the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, England Air Force Base, La., during Operation Desert Storm.

Battle art adorns the nose of an A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft of the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, England Air Force Base, La., during Operation Desert Storm.

Battle art adorns the nose of an A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft of the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, England Air Force Base, La., during Operation Desert Storm.

An A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft takes part in a mission during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, and Mark 82 500-pound bombs.

The pilot of an A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing of England Air Force Base, La., communicates with his crew chief following a mission during Operation Desert Storm.

Munitions specialists from the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, England Air Force Base, La., load an AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missile onto an A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft prior to a sortie in support of Operation Desert Storm.

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Country: Unknown

Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Prentes Trambue

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The A-10 Thunderbolt has excellent maneuverability at low airspeeds and altitude and is a highly accurate and survivable weapons-delivery platform. Called the “Warthog” for its aggressive look and often painted with teeth on the nose cone, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the U.S. Air Force’s primary low-altitude close air support aircraft best known for its GAU-8 Avenger 30mm Gatling gun designed to fire armor-piercing depleted uranium and high explosive incendiary rounds. In the 1970s the threat of Soviet armored forces and all-weather attack operations had become more serious. Six companies submitted aircraft proposals, with Northrop and Fairchild-Republic selected to build prototypes: the YA-9A and YA-10A, respectively. General Electric and Philco-Ford were selected to build and test GAU-8 cannon prototypes. First A-10 was delivered to the U.S. Air Force on 30 March 1976. By 1984, 715 airplanes had been built.

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A right side view of aircraft in flight over the desert during exercise Bright Star '82. The aircraft are from front to back: a MiG-21, F-16 Fighting Falcon, MiG-17 and an A-10 Thunderbolt II

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN from the 379th Expeditionary Munitions Maintenance Squadron (EMMXS), roll out a Air-to-Ground Missile (AGM-130) destined for an operational mission at this forward-deployed location in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II, 442nd Fighter Wing (FW), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO), pilot taxis into position for a hot refuel of his aircraft

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