A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft from Bagram Air Base flies a combat mission over Afghanistan, in this handout photograph taken on June 14, 2009. An influential group of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday pledged to thwart the Pentagon's plans to retire the U.S. fleet of A-10 “Warthog” aircraft. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Robertson/Reuters/U.S. Air Force)
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