Scaled down for display only, real size: 2000 x 1328 pixels. Right-Click the image, select "Save Picture As..." to save the image.
Maintenance crews on the A-10 Thunderbolt II end their 12-hour duty day April 25 at the Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The 438th Air Expeditionary Group A-10s perform 10 sorties daily providing top cover for ground forces in Iraq, with 900 sorties in this last four months.
U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.