81st EFS A-10Cs caught at Spang's ramp after arrival from Afghanistan deployment

Yesterday, from an old friend and a Warthog News contributor I got an e-mail with the following attached pictures and his permission to publish them on my blog. All shots were taken at the ramp of Spangdahlem AB, Germany, after twelve A-10Cs from the 81st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron returned home after their Operation Enduring Freedom combat deployment at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.



A-10C 82-0654. Full size



A-10C 81-0963. Full size



A-10C 80-0275. Full size



A-10C 81-0976. Full size



A-10C 81-0980.Full size



A-10C 81-0976. Full size



A-10C 82-0656. Full size



A-10C 81-0980. Full size

Please note: All shots were taken by "Mr Brehm". Special thanks to him for providing these pictures exclusively to Warthog News!

And: It looks to me the returned Spang Hogs are not wearing any OEF mission markings.

By the way: There are also some other related arrival shots on the web. Let me try to get permissions to also post those pictures.