POPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. — More than 200 soldiers from Pope Air Force Base are saying goodbye.
The 74th Fighter Squadron leaves for Afghanistan at 2 a.m. on Sunday.
Fighter pilots with the unit fly A-10 planes, which specialize in bombing enemy ground forces.
The soldiers expect to be deployed for four months.
The last time a unit of this size deployed from Pope was in January.
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