A-10s deployed to Iraq for combat rescue mission

The 122nd Fighter Wing is deploying its A-10 attack jets to Iraq under the 163rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.

A U.S. Air Force spokeswoman said the jets are there to fulfill a need for combat rescue aircraft.

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