Weapon loaders from the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepare to load ammunition onto an A-10 Thunderbolt II on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 8, 2013. The aircraft can deploy general purpose bombs, cluster bomb units, laser guided bombs, joint direct attack munitions, wind corrected munitions dispenser, AGM-65 Maverick and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, rockets, illumination flares, and the GAU-8/A 30mm cannon, capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)