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Airmen save lives by providing close-air support throughout Afghanistan

December 30th, 2009
Whether they are conducting patrols on the ground, riding in convoys or performing clearing operations in villages to search for insurgents, coalition forces know members of the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron here stand ready 24 hours a day and seven days a week to provide close-air support anywhere throughout Afghanistan.

This includes armed overwatch, armed reconnaissance and armed convoy escort with the A-10 Thunderbolt II.

"We get to work with the guys on the ground and they're the ones who are in the heat of it all day," said Capt. Doug Witmer, an A-10 pilot with the 354th EFS. "It's always rewarding when we can support them and help them do their job and get home safely because, ultimately, that's their goal."
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