FAIRCHILD REPUBLIC A-10C Thunderbolt Ils assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron (FS) 'Tiger Sharks' at Moody AFB, Georgia, arrived at AI Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on March 31 to support combat operations within the US Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). The close air support (CAS) aircraft arrived ahead of schedule after receiving approval to return to the theater. While deployed in the CENTCOM AOR, the A-10Cs operated by the 75th FS will be under the command of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) headquartered at AI Dhafra.
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