A-10 ground-attack aircraft and B-1B bombers struck targets May 6 in Afghanistan, Air Force Central said in a May 7 release. The A-10s used 500-pound bombs to take out enemy combatants in a tree line in Bari Kowt. Meanwhile, one B-1B hit an enemy rocket team in Orgune with a 2,000-pound joint direct attack munition, while a second B-1B sent a 2,000-pound JDAM against an enemy compound and bunker in Garmser, destroying them, AFCENT said. These attacks were part of the 47 close air support missions flown by US and coalition aircraft that day in Afghanistan.
A-10 Thunderbolt II attack planes in the Middle East are flying with fresh modifications as the Air Force looks to make the plane more versatile amid America’s ongoing blockade of Iranian ports and a tenuous ceasefire in the U.S. air war against Iran.