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An O/A-10A Warthog from the 57th Wing sets up for short final on Runway 3L. The responsibility of the A-10 at Red Flag is to take out enemy tanks scattered throughout the Nellis Range and to provide support to ground troops. Besides participating in Red Flag exercises, Nellis-based Warthogs are tasked with targeting and gunnery exercises like Hawgsmoke which challanges squadrons and their pilots in a sort of "A-10 Olympics".

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Red Flag 2006 - 06-01 - Nellis AFB, Nevada
An O/A-10A Warthog from the 57th Wing sets up for short final on Runway 3L. The responsibility of the A-10 at Red Flag is to take out enemy tanks scattered throughout the Nellis Range and to provide support to ground troops. Besides participating in Red Flag exercises, Nellis-based Warthogs are tasked with targeting and gunnery exercises like Hawgsmoke which challanges squadrons and their pilots in a sort of "A-10 Olympics".