Air Force jet fires missile into Arizona desert

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(NBC) The Air Force is investigating after a jet accidentally fired a rocket into the desert about halfway between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, on Thursday.

The Air Force said the jet, an A-10C Thunderbolt II, popularly known as the Warthog, “unintentionally released a single M-156 rocket” at about 10:40 a.m. while on a training mission.

No injuries or damage were immediately reported.

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