PART ONE A-10 ON THE FRONT LINE OPERATION 'ANACONDA'

摘要

The A-10 has been engaged in combat operations in Afghanistan since 2002, and it continues to operate in that theater today. We look back to its very first missions in 'Enduring Freedom', which proved to be a baptism of fire. ON THE MORNING of September 11, 2001, the US launched a war on terror. The blame for the airliner hijackings that day was pinned on Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda terrorist organization. Attention focused on Afghanistan, where bin Laden and most of his followers operated. There was little doubt that an American military response was soon to follow, but how and when were not immediately clear.