Tue, Aug 04, 2009
A-10's Effective Supporting Ground Troops With Shows Of
Force
Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in
Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
during operations Aug 1, according to Combined Air and Space
Operations Center officials.
A-10 Thunderbolt File Photo
In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs employed shows of
force with numerous flares released on a group of anti-Afghan
forces near Herat. The shows of force took place in response to
enemy fire on an Afghan and coalition unit.
A-10s used shows of force after an improvised explosive device
hit a friendly convoy near Kandahar. The aircraft provided armed
overwatch while casualties were evacuated. A second convoy in the
area reported small-arms fire from enemy forces and additional
shows of force were performed with release of flares that ended the
enemy fire.
Near Surkhabad, Air Force B-1B Lancers provided friendly forces
protection through shows of force several times as they prepared
for troop movement. Later when the friendly forces came under enemy
small-arms fire, the B-1Bs dropped precision guided munitions on
the enemy position terminating the attacks.
B-1B Lancer File Photo
There were also shows of force by coalition and U.S. aircraft
near the towns of Kandahar, and Mushan that ended in success by
stopping enemy attacks on friendly forces. Joint terminal attack
controllers assigned to coalition units verified the success of
these missions, and twenty-six Air Force intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance aircraft flew missions as part of operations in
Afghanistan.
In total, 73 close-air-support missions were flown in support of
the ISAF and Afghan security forces, reconstruction activities and
route patrols.
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