They were most used in ground attack and close air support role.
He fled on the morning of the ground attack and has not been seen since.
This time around, the air campaign was to open the offensive and set the stage for the ground attack.
Maybe they thought it made them safer from ground attack.
But at least they could protect themselves in the case of ground attack.
The question nobody seems able or willing to answer is when the ground attack may come.
Air Force opened the game with an impressive ground attack.
"Only if there is a ground attack against Taliban will they fall."
"Our security force would not stand against a massive ground attack."
The unit was starting to be used for ground attack.