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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Sam Milam taxies down the flightline in an A-10 Thunderbolt II after logging the unit's 10,000th combat flight hour during a mission on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2009. Milam is the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander.

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Sam Milam taxies down the flightline in an A-10 Thunderbolt II after logging the unit's 10,000th combat flight hour during a mission on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2009. Milam is the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander.

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