A-10 Warthog Drops 2K Pound Bunker-Buster on ISIS Sniper Nest in Raqqa
Stars and Stripes | 31 Aug 2017 | by Chad Garland
IRBIL, Iraq -- Proving it's not too old for new tricks, an aging A-10 attack plane dropped a bunker-busting bomb for the first time in combat earlier in August against an Islamic State target in Syria, defense officials said.
Despite efforts to put it out to pasture, the 1970s-era A-10 Thunderbolt II, known affectionately as the "Warthog," has been a workhorse in the U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition since November 2014.
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