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A-10 Thunderbolt

Serial Number	Comment
088	Flew Operation Iraqi Freedom missions
AF79-109	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
AF79-185	Flew Operation Inherent Resolve missions. During one mission it had a non-combat related engine failure.
00180	Flew Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom missions
50110	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
114	Flew Operation Iraqi Freedom missions
118	Flew Operation Iraqi Freedom missions
122	Flew Operation Iraqi Freedom missions
90135	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
0149	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
189	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
207	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
222	Flew Operation Iraqi Freedom missions
AF80-272	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
616	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
630	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
631	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
634	Flew Operation Iraqi Freedom missions
650	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
657	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
684	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
693	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
701	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
AF78-705	Flew Operation Iraqi Freedom missions
80653	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
892	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
092	Flew Operation Iraqi Freedom missions
939	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
9206	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
81-945	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
AF81-976	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
983	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
81-998	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
80-281	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions with the 81 FS.
79-110	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
78-605	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
78-606	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions
00277	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions.
10960	Flew Operation Iraqi Freedom missions.
0252	Flew Operation Enduring Freedom missions.

A-10 & OA-10 crews have been awarded 24 Distinguished Flying Crosses for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom

LIBYA
March 28, 2011 - Sank a boat with its 30mm cannon. A second boat was abandoned by its crew.

IRAQ/SYRIA

Artillery Pieces	6	Bunker	1	Boat	1
APCs	3	Other Vehicles	8	IEDs	3
Guard Shack	1	SSM	1	OH-58D, ground (destroy so enemy wouldn't get it)	1
Building	3	Assisted in destroying	1
Weapons Cache	3	Assisted in destroying	2
Compounds	3	Assisted in destroying	1

October 2016 - January 2017: A-10s of Maryland Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Squadron flew 940 sorties, dropped 1,680 missiles and fired over 90,000 rounds.
A-10s of the 110^th Fighter Wing destroyed 1,100 targets.
An A-10 of the 74^th FS supported Operation Ivy Cyclone
In 2015 A-10s were flying 11% of the strike missions against ISIS forces.
November 22, 2015 - A-10s and AC-130s destroyed 282 oil tanker trucks.
November 14, 2015 - A-10s and AC-130s destroyed 116 oil tanker trucks.
November 2007 - Strafed a tower and buildings.
October 2007 - Dropped ordinance and provided show of force.
September 2007 - Strafed and provided show of force and overwatch.
August 2007 - Provided overwatch and shows of force.
July 2007 - A-10s provided;

• Straffed - Salman Pak
• Ordinance dropped - Tarmiyah
• show of force - Baghdad, Garmsir, Mosul and Ramadi

June 2007 - A-10s provided;

• Ordinance dropped - Taji
• strafed - Baquba
• Show of Force - Samarra
• overwatch - Baghdad

May 2007 - A-10s provided:

• Overwatch; Baghdad, Baquba
• Show of force; Iskandariyah, Oruzgan, Yusufiyah
• counter IED; Baquba
• Reconnaissance; Baquba, Salman Pak, Shkin
• SAR; downed OH-58D

April 2007 - A-10s provided:

• Ordinance dropped; Fallujah, Tarin Kowt
• Strafed; Baqubah, Fallujah, Julaybah, Mahmudiyah, Tarin Kowt
• Show of Force; Asadabad, Baghdad, Baqubah, Bayji, Fallujah, Mahmudiyah, Tarin Kowt
• Overwatch; Shkin
• Reconnaissance; Baghdad, Balad Air Force Base, Taji

March 2007 - A-10s provided:

• reconnaissance; Baghdad, Balad, Baqubah, Bayji, Iskandariyah.
• Overwatch; Fallujah, Balad, Baghdad, Baqubah
• Strafed; Fallujah, Mahmudiyah
• Show of Force; Baghdad

February 2007 - A-10s supported ground operations in Baghdad, Balad, Baqubah, & Tikrit.
January 28 - 29, 2007 - Carried out missions during the Battle of Najaf where 373 members of the Soldiers of Heaven died and 407 were taken prisoner.
January 2007 - A-10s supported ground operations in Baghdad and Balad.
September 29, 2003 - two A-10s supported ground forces in a firefight.
Two A-10s supported the evacuation of two critically wounded Special Forces soldiers.
A-10s of the 303^rd EFS were deployed for eight months. They flew 1,164 sorties and logges 3,360 combat hours. They had no combat damage.
March 26, 2003 - A-10s attacked vehicles outside of Basra
September 17, 2016 - An attack with A-10s and F-16s killed 62 Syrian soldiers.
March 13, 2015 - An A-10 struck and NGO vehicle and killed 4 civilians.
April 8, 2003 - Iraqi defenses shot down an A-10 with a truck mounted Roland 2. The pilot, Maj. Jim Ewold, ejected and was rescued. Another A-10 suffered serious battle damage.
April 7, 2003 - ground fire badly damaged an A-10, Serial Number 81987, of the 23^rd Fighter Group.
An A-10 Killed one British soldier and wounded four others.
March 23, 2003 - an A-10 struck a US Marine AFV and killed as many as ten Marines. Eight others died from enemy fire. The A-10 attack also wounded one Marine. Enemy fire wounded 16 other Marines.
Thunderbolts IIs dropped 120,000 leaflets on October 3, 2002.
OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
Damage done by A-10s

destroyed 2 T-62s.
killed 221 enemy troops.	assisted in killing 63 enemy troops.
destroyed 4 compounds	assisted in destroying a compound
destroyed 22 enemy positions	assisted in destroying 15 enemy positions
destroyed 4 caves	assisted in sealing 6 caves
destroyed 3 buildings	assisted in destroying 2 vehicles
destroyed 7 vehicles (includes a coalition vehicle to keep out of enemy hands.)	assisted in capturing 32 enemy troops
destroyed coalition ordinance	assisted in the destruction of a VBIED
destroyed 3 IEDs
destroyed 1 motorcycle
destroyed 1 observation tower
destroyed 1 command post

354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron has logged over 10,000 combat flight hours in Afghanistan.
Assisted in saving 200 people.
December 30, 2011 - Provided overwatch for two Apache crew members.
October 2008 - Dropped ordinance.
September 2008 - Dropped ordinance, strafed & provided shows of force.
August 2008 - Dropped ordinance, strafed & provided shows of force & armed overwatch.
July 2008 - Dropped ordinance, strafed & provided a show of force.
June 2008 - Dropped ordinance & provided shows of force.
May 2008 - Dropped ordinance, strafed & provided shows of force.
April 2008 - Dropped ordinance, strafed, and provided shows of force.
March 2008 - Dropped ordinance, strafed, and provided shows of force.
February 2008 - Dropped ordinance, strafed & proviced shows of force.
January 2008 - Dropped ordinance, strafed, & provided shows of force.
December 2007 - Dropped ordinance, strafed, & provided shows of force.
November 2007 - Dropped ordinance, strafed, & provided a show of force.
October 2007 - Dropped ordinance, strafed, and provided show of force.
September 2007 - Dropped ordinance, strafed, provided show of force and overwatch.
August 2007 - Strafed and bombed enemy forces and provided shows of force.
August 20, 2007 - Bonbed, strafed and provided a show of force.
July 2007 - A-10s provided:

• Ordinance dropped - Asadabad, Tarin Kowt
• Strafed - Kajaki Dam, Oruzgan
• Show of force - Feyzabad, Garmsir, Jalalabad, Kandahar, Nowzad, Sangin, Uruzgan

June 2007 - A-10s provided:

• Ordinance dropped - Garmsir, Khas Kunar, Qalat, Sangin
• Show of Force - Asadabad, Asmar, Garmsir, Orgun-E, Oruzgan, Sangin
• Fighter escort - helicopters

May 2007 - A-10s provided:

• Ordinance dropped - Asadabad, Asmar, Kajaki Dam, Kabul, Orgun-E, Qawryah, Shkin
• Strafed - Asadabad, Gerseshk, Kajaki Dam
• Show of force - Ali Kheyl, Asadabad, Feyzabad, Nangalam, Orgun-E , Qarah bagh, Qalat, Sahidan
• Overwatch - Asmar, Gardez, Gereshk, Musa Qala
• Reconnaissance - Asmar, Feyzabad

April 2007 - Provided a show of force & Reconnaissance.
February 2007 - Provided a show of force.
January 2007 - Provided air support in the vicinity of Asadabad, forward operating base Carlson, Jalalabad, Musah Qal'eh, Now Zad, Orgun-E, Qurya, & Sangin.
December 2006 - Provided air support in the vicinity of Kabul, Lashkar Gah, Now Zad & Orgun-E.
November 2006 - Provided air support in the vicinity of Asadabad, Jalalabad, Kabul and Kandahar.
October 2006 - Provided air support in the vicinity of Anbar Tappeh, Band-Kajaki, Bar Kanday, Bermel Rod, Darya-I-Baghlan, Dehjawa Baralezi, Eybak, Gangikhel, Garmsir, Gereshk, Gilan, Kajaki 'Ulya, Khakeran, Kuh-e Pahsakhran, Lwara Dasta, Madagal Sufla, Malaksay, Musa Nikeh Ziarat, Myan Koh, Now Zad, Payandeh, Regal, Sado Kaba, Salamkhan, Shami Chah, Sado Kala, Shem Kheyl, Shinkundi, Shuhika, Shurakian, Tirgaran, Wasala Ghundi, Worzhanah Kalay.
September 2006 - Provided air support in the vicinity of Alibeg, Asadabad, Chitrai, Deh Rawod, Garmsir, Gereshk, Jalalabad, Kalan, Kandahar, Kariz-e, Khowst, Lashkar, Musah Qal-eh, Now Zad, Orgun-E, Oruzgan, Qalat, Sangin, & Tarin Kowt.
August 31, 2006 -Involved in the Search and Recovery operation of a crashed RNAF F-16.
August 2006 - Provided air support in the vicinity of Asadabad, Asmar, Bagram, Gardez, Gereshk, Ghazni, Jalalabad, Kandahar, Khowst, Lashkar Gah, Maqor, Musah Qal’eh, Now Zad, Orgun-E, Oruzgan, Qalat & Tarin Kowt.
July 2006 - Provided air support in the vicinity of Asadabad, Bagram, Deh Rawood, Gereshk, Ghazni, Jalalabad, Lashkar Gah, Kabul, Kandahar, Khowst, Lashkar Gah, Musah Qal'eh, Now Zad, Orgun-E, Oruzgan, Qalat, & Tarin Kowt
June 2006 - Provided air support in the vicinity of Asadabad, Bagram, Deh Rawood, Gereshk, Ghazni, Jalalabad, Kandahar, Khowst, Orgun-E, Oruzgan, Qalat, and Tarin Kowt.
May 2006 - Provided air support in the vicinity of Asadabad, Asmer, Bagram, Deh Rawood, Gereshk, Ghazni, Jalalabad, Kabul, Kandahar, Khowst, Orgun-E, Oruzgan, Qalat, and Tarin Kowt.
April 2006 - Provided air support in the vicinity of Asadabad, Gereshk, Khowst, Jalalabad, Orgun-E, Shkin, and Tarin Kowt.
April 14, 2006 - A-10s fired their guns in two strafing passes against an enemy force in armed conflict with Coalition and Afghan National forces, bringing the engagement to an end.
March 2006 - Provided air support in the vicinity of Asadabad, Deh Rawood. Gereshk, and Kandahar.
February 26, 2006 - Provided Close Air Support at Orgun-E.
February 20, 2006 - Supported ground operations in Deh Rawood and Gershle.
February 4, 2006 - Helped repulse an enemy attack.
December 15, 2005 - A-10s dropped 500 lb bombs and strafed enemy positions in Qalat.
December 4, 2005 - A-10s supported ground forces in Oruzgan.
December 1, 2005 - A-10s supported ground forces in Oruzgan.
November 2005 - A-10s supported ground forces in Asadabad, Ghazni, and Kabul.
October 2005 - A-10s supported ground forces in Asmar, Asadabad, Baghtu, Gereshk, Oruzgan, Qalat and Shkin.
September 15, 2005 - December 29, 2005 - A-10s flew 1,700 sorties and logged 6,000 combat hours, and expended 20,000 30mm rounds.
November 2005 - A-10s supported ground forces in Asadabad, Deh Rawood, and Oruzgan.
June 22, 2005 - A-10s supported ground forces.
May 9, 2005 - An A-10 engaged enemy forces.
August 2005 - A-10s supported ground forces in Asadabad, Chaghasaray, & Jalalabad.
April 19, 2005 - A-10s dropped 2 x 500 lb bombs, fired 10 rockets and 565 30mm rounds against enemy forces.
August 18, 2004 - A-10s supported ground forces without expending ordinance.
August 2, 2004 - A-10s supported ground forces in two engagements against enemy forces.
July 29, 2004 - Two A-10s fired 720x30mm rounds at enemy forces that ambushed a convoy. The enemy forces immediately broke off their attack.
March 18, 2004 - An A-10 struck a compound.
October 31, 2003 - A-10s provided support for US and Afghan forced during a firefight.
July 20, 2003 - A-10s responded to a call for help from a convoy under attack.
April 22, 2003 - A-10s responded to two requests for Close Air Support. The A-10s didn't drop any ordinance.
March 21, 2003 - A-10s fired rockets and cannons at enemy positions.
As of the end of January 2003 A-10s flew almost 300 sorties.
December 3, 2002 - An A-10 dropped flairs to support US ground forces during a firefight with enemy forces.
November 19, 2002 - An A-10 dropped a 500 pound bomb and fired 300x30mm rounds in support of a Special Forces unit.
November 4, 2002 - A-10s sortied to respond to two rocket attacks against a US base.
A-10s prevented a fratricide incident by redirecting a B-52.
A-10s supported Operation Anaconda. They took out a number of mortar positions and troops.
November 25, 2002 - An A-10 dropped a 500 pound bomb on a suspected rocket launch site.
November 14, 2002 - A-10s supported ground troops during a fire fight near Lwara, Afghanistan.
September 20, 2002 - A-10s dropped 4 x 250 pound bombs and strafed enemy troops in Lwara, Afghanistan. The enemy had fired rocket on US troops.
July 27, 2002 - A-10s supported an operation that resulted in five people being detained.
July 18, 2002 - an Thunderbolt II dropped a 500 pound bomb as a show of force.
March 6, 2002 - A-10s provided cover for a capture and extraction of a senior al-Qaeda officer.
September 4, 2006 - An A-10 killed one Canadian soldier and wounded about 30 others.
December 7, 2003 - An A-10 killed nine children and one adult civilian.
OPERATION ALLIED FORCE
A-10s provided cover during the rescue of the F-117 pilot
A-10s destroyed a bridge
destroyed 2 Artillerry pieces
destroyed 1 Straight Flush radar
destroyed 1 APC
A-10s Destroyed 6 tanks.
Attacked a convoy of at least 8 vehicles.
Enemy fire damaged two A-10s.
OPERATION DESERT STORM
A-10s provided cover in a rescue. In that rescue A-10s destroyed a pick-up truck. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs destroyed:
987 tanks
926 Arrtillery pieces
1300+ other vehicles
2 helicopters in air-to-air combat
10 aircraft on the ground.

OTHER OPERATIONS
July 20, 2012 - A-10s sank the USNS Niagara Falls during a Rim of the Pacific exercise.
November 15, 2005 - Major Pete Olson escorted a civilian Piper 31 Chieftain in distress to the airfield at Frankfurt-Hahn.
May 22, 2013 - An A-10C struck 2 cables, causing extensive damage to the aircraft.
December 6, 2005 - The main landing gear of an A-10 collapsed during the takeoff roll and the jet rolled off the runway. The pilot escaped safely.
September 26, 2011- A double engine failure cause the crash of an A-10C. The pilot ejected safely.
April 1, 2011 - Pilot error caused the crash of an A-10 crash north of the city of Wittlich, Germany. The pilot survived, but was badly injured.
May10, 2010 - An A-10C crashed on takeoff at Moody Air Force Base, GA. The pilot ejected with only slight injuries. The crash was attributed to human error..
June 10, 2004 - An accidental firing of an A-10 cannon wounded SSgt Brent Russell at Barksdale AFB, LA.
February 24, 2004 - An A-10 crash killed Capt. Jonathan P. Scheer, the pilot. The investigation sited pilot disorientation and possible equipment failure as the cause of the crash.
November 18, 2003 - An A-10 crashed at Nellis AFB. Captain John M. Dyer ejected safely.

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A-10 Class A mishaps: FY-2002 - 2, FY-2003 - 1, FY-2004 - 3, FY-2005 - 0
A-10 Mission-Capable Rates: 2001 - 68.8%; 2002 - 74.4%; 2003 - 72.7%; 2004 - 72.6%; 2005 - 72.8%

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