A-10 Thunderbolt II
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Major Gregory Bingham, from Headquarters PACAF, gestures to the tower while taxiing his A/OA-10 Thunderbolt 2 back to the "Hog Pen" on 13 July 2004 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The A/OA-10 Thunderbolt belongs to the 355th Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Wing, Eielson AFB, Alaska. The 355th Fighter Squadron’s primary missions now include air strike control, close air support, target interdiction, joint air attack team, combat escort, and combat search and rescue. The squadron also supplies several Army battalions with air liaison officers who deploy, train and operate with their assigned ground force. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang)