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A U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 355th Fighter Squadron sits in the snow-covered flight line at night on Dec. 20, 2004 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The mission of the 355th Fighter Squadron includes air strike control, close air support, target interdiction, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 355th Fighter Squadron sits on the flight line at night prior to a training mission on Dec. 20, 2004 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The mission of the 355th Fighter Squadron includes air strike control, close air support, target interdiction, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II display aircraft is covered in snow at the Heritage Park at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Dec. 20, 2004. The 354th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Eielson Air Force Base and is assigned to 11th Air Force, headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

Two US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), A-10A Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft sit parked on the Eielson AFB flight line while waiting to participate in a training exercise designed to test the units ability to rapidly deploy aircraft and personnel to any location in response to a quick notice and begin Close Air Support (CAS), Forward Air Control (FAC), Air Interdiction, and Combat Search and Rescue (SAR) operations

A US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), approaches the extended refueling arm of an Alaska (AK), Air National Guard (ANG) KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, from the 168th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS), 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), during a refueling mission flown over a snow cover mountain range, near Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), AK

US Air Force (USAF) A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft (center), 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona (AZ), flanked by a pair of US Army Air Force (USAAF) P-51D Mustangs (Gunfighter [right], Shangri-La [left]) pursuit aircraft fly overhead in a Heritage Flight at the Heroes of the Heartland Air Show at Little Rock Air Force Base (AFB), Arkansas (AR)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Kyle Smith, 354th Maintenance Squadron, 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, removes a Low Pressure Turbine rotor on an A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft engine, while in Mission Oriented Protective Posture level 2, during an Operational Readiness Exercise Phase 2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Sept. 14, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (RELEASED)

A US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), A-10A Thunderbolt II Warthog attack aircraft takes off from the Eielson AFB runway while participating in a training exercise designed to test the units ability to rapidly deploy aircraft and personnel to any location in response to a quick notice and begin Close Air Support (CAS), Forward Air Control (FAC), Air Interdiction, and Combat Search and Rescue (SAR) operations

A US Air Force (USAF) 355th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Operations Group (OG), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska (AK), A-10A Thunderbolt II attack aircraft takes off during a training mission that is being conducted to keep the 355th FS personnel ready to provide combat-ready forces and aircraft capable of maintaining sustained contingency flying operations anywhere in the world

Two U.S. Air Force A/OA-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft (right) from the 355th Fighter Squadron sits in the snow-covered flight line at night on Dec. 21, 2004 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The mission of the 355th Fighter Squadron includes air strike control, close air support, target interdiction, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

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Base: Eielson Air Force Base

State: Alaska (AK)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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