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    Flying Tigers break records, employ precision engagement

    BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

    07.24.2009

    Photo by Tech. Sgt. John Jung 

    455th Air Expeditionary Wing   

    Captain Kyle Lanto, an A-10 pilot with the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing's 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, checks munitions on his 'Warthog,' during his preflight inspection here. Capt. Lanto is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and is a native of Rantoul, Ill. Capt. Lanto is a graduate of Eastern Carolina University is currently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Capt. Lanto's A-10 squadron has a lineage prior to WWII and were known as the Flying Tigers and recently they've completed over 12,000 combat hours - a feat for any fighting unit.

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    Date Taken: 07.24.2009
    Date Posted: 07.28.2009 02:45
    Photo ID: 190692
    VIRIN: 090724-F-2008J-001
    Resolution: 2795x2770
    Size: 3.03 MB
    Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF

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