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Staff Sgt. Ryan Vandenbrand and Senior Airman Sophia Ramallo inspect an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Vandenbrand and Senior Airman Sophia Ramallo, both with the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, inspect an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Dec. 27, 2009. The A-10 is specifically designed to provide close air support for U.S. and coalition ground forces.