D-M Airmen deploy in support of OEF

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DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. --  Beginning Thursday, Airmen from the 354th Fighter Squadron and 355th Maintenance Group here will deploy to Afghanistan with a number of the 355th Fighter Wing's A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The fighter squadron's last deployment was in 2007 to Bagram Air Force Base, Afghanistan, where its pilots flew more than 10,000 combined combat hours.

The 354th FS "Bulldogs" and the 355th MXG operate and maintain the A-10, an attack aircraft primarily used to provide close air support to ground forces. The A-10 mission also includes combat search and rescue, and forward air control for other combat aircraft. The A-10 is employed against enemy ground forces throughout Afghanistan and Iraq.