Nearly a dozen A-10C Thunderbolt II attack jets have landed at RAF Lakenheath in the U.K., sporting mission marks from operations in the Middle East as well as their distinctive nose art.
The jets, which belong to the 75th Fighter Squadron, arrived from Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan via Aviano Air Base in Italy. The mission marks on the jets indicate a mix of weapons used against Iranian targets, including Small Diameter Bombs and AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles.
The A-10s took part in Operation Epic Fury, helping to destroy the Iranian Navy and strike Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria. The future of the A-10 is still uncertain, but the markings on these jets show they provided significant value in the recent conflict.
