(Left) Army Lt. Col. George Chizmar, Air Force ground liason detachment commander, hides a fire hose behind his back as Lt. Col. Sam "Spam" Milam, 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, prepares to dismount his A-10C Thunderbolt II after logging his unit's 10,000th combat flight hour with one Air Expeditionary Force rotation. The lieutenant colonel was congratulated shortly thereafter with a short burst of water from the base fire department. This was the first time a squadron deployed at Bagram Air Field reached 10,000 combat hours. The 75th EFS arrived in September for a four-month deployment, but was extended to six months. The A-10 Thunderbolt II was the first tactical fighter aircraft to deploy to Bagram Air Field in 2002.
| Date Taken: | 02.24.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 03.12.2009 06:31 |
| Photo ID: | 156764 |
| VIRIN: | 090224-F-8570L-063 |
| Resolution: | 2048x1360 |
| Size: | 458.29 KB |
| Location: | BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF |
| Web Views: | 121 |
| Downloads: | 13 |
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