442d Fighter Wing supports USAFE-AFAFRICA in U.S. Army-led exercise DEFENDER 2023

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Ten Air Force Reserve Command A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft assigned to the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, are slated to arrive in the USAFE-AFAFRICA area of operations to support DEFENDER 23, May 2023.

442d Fighter Wing supports USAFE-AFAFRICA in U.S. Army-led exercise DEFENDER 2023

9x A-10C Thunderbolt IIs take off for an orientation flight at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., December, 2 2022. Ten Air Force Reserve Command A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft assigned to the 442nd Fighter Wing, based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, are slated to arrive in the USAFE-AFAFRICA area of operations to support DEFENDER 23, May 2023.

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Photo by: Master Sgt. Robert Jennings | VIRIN: 210409-F-QV161-0183.JPG

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