issance ▁information ▁and ▁helping ▁to ▁minim ise ▁threat ▁expos ure . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁combat ▁miss ions ▁had ▁been ▁flow n ▁in ▁the ▁Afghan ▁theatre . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁AM X ▁performed ▁its ▁last ▁combat ▁sortie ▁in ▁the ▁Afghan ▁theatre , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁all ▁remaining ▁AM X s ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Italian ▁AM X ▁aircraft ▁were ▁employed ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁military ▁inter vention ▁in ▁Lib ya . ▁Italian ▁military ▁aircraft ▁deployed ▁ 7 1 0 ▁gu ided ▁bomb s ▁and ▁miss iles ▁during ▁sort ies : ▁Italian ▁Air ▁Force ▁T orn ados ▁and ▁AM X ▁f ighter ▁bom bers ▁deployed ▁ 5 5 0 ▁bomb s ▁and ▁miss iles , ▁while ▁Navy ▁AV - 8 B s ▁deployed ▁ 1 6 0 ▁gu ided ▁bomb s . ▁The ▁conflict ▁saw ▁the ▁first ▁use ▁by ▁AM X ▁aircraft ▁of ▁L iten ing ▁target ing ▁pod s ▁pa ired ▁with ▁P ave way ▁and ▁J D AM ▁gu ided ▁bomb s . ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁decl ining ▁stability ▁of ▁Lib ya , ▁Italy ▁opt ed ▁to ▁station ▁additional ▁aircraft , ▁including ▁four ▁AM X ▁f igh ters , ▁at ▁Bass i ▁Air base , ▁T rap ani , ▁Sic