DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- The 354th Fighter Squadron, also known as the Bulldogs, and the 355th Aerospace Maintenance Squadron returned home between early January to mid-February 2020, from a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.
The Bulldogs deployed in July 2019, with 12 pilots and over 300 support personnel to maintain the A-10C aircraft in order to conduct close air support, forward air control and combat search and rescue.
While deployed, these units completed over 2,000 sorties, conducted 2,900 airstrikes supporting 170 coalition forces in combat against the Taliban and destroyed over 250 targets.
Video footage on welcoming home the Bulldogs is at , and photos at 
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 355th Wing deboard an aircraft at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Jan. 24, 2020. These Airmen redeployed from Southeast Asia in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob T. Stephens)
For more information, call 355th Wing Public Affairs at (520) 228-3378.