AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq — Airman 1st Class Cory Bridges, a weapons loader with the 438th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, removes a nose fairing from a LAU-131 rocket pod prior to an A-10 Thunderbolt II combat mission here. The 438th EAMXS belongs to the 438th AEG which activated here Jan. 15, 2007, to provide close air support for Coalition Forces in the region. Within hours of standing up as a fully operational combat flying unit, the group was launching its fierce 'Warthogs' into battle. The A-10's distinctive nose art has been known to strike fear into enemy combatants unlucky enough to see its hungry, shark-toothed facade grinning at them. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Bryan Ripple)
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