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Long-Awaited Award: Former Army Capt. William Swenson received the nation's highest military honor during a White House ceremony Oct. 15 after a lengthy battle in Afghanistan in 2009 and an even longer fight with Pentagon red tape. (Associated Press photographs)

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A-10 "Warthogs" have been valuable to ground troops in the Persian Gulf War and the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, but the Air Force is looking at combat needs of the future. (Associated Press)