Crew chiefs with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, conduct a foreign object debris check on the flight line before F-16 fighter jets land April 15, 2012. M More
First Lt. Andrew Lehman, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares to fly his first combat sortie April 20, 2012. First Lt. Lehman is deplo More
An F-16 fighter jet from the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., arrives at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 15, 2012, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Swamp Fox F- More
First Lt. Andrew Lehman, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, stops at the end of runway for final maintenance checks before he takes off for h More
First Lt. Andrew Lehman, a fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, takes off for his first combat sortie April 20, 2012. First Lt. Lehman is deploye More
Airman 1st Class Randy Williams, a crew chief with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares for an F-16 fighter jet to taxi after arriving on base April More
Airman 1st Class Joshua Sisolak, a weapons loader assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, uploads an AIM-120 missile onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon April 20, 20 More
Lt. Col. Boris Armstrong, an F-16 fighter pilot with the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron returns to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 15, 2012 after flying a mission in support of Operation Enduring Fr More
F-16 Fighting Falcon maintainers assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Group at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, perform flight line duties as a storm approaches, April 20, 2012. Personnel are deployed More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., sits on the flight line at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, as a storm approaches, April 20, 2012. Personnel a More
Airman 1st Class Logan Sponsel, a crew chief with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, services the hydraulic reservoir on an F-16 fighter jet, April 15, 2012 More
Staff Sgt. Symeon Graham and Airman 1st Class Rahkeem Jenkins, ammo technicians assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, install tail and nose fuses on a GBU-3 More
Staff Sgt. James Heywood, a crew chief with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts pre-flight checks on an F-16 fighter jet April 15, 2012, after its a More
Airman 1st Class Rahkeem Jenkins and Staff Sgt. Symeon Graham, ammo technicians assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, install tail and nose fuses on a GBU-3 More
F-16 fighter jets from the 157th Fighter Squadron at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., arrive at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 16, 2012, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Swamp Fox F-16s More
Airman 1st Class Lauren Narduzzi, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, disassembles the mask and hose on a Joint Helmet Mounted More
Airman 1st Class James Cox, a crew chief with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts pre-flight checks on an F-16 fighter jet April 16, 2012, after its More
Master Sgt. Arthur Macon, a weapons loader with the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, operates a jammer to prepare an F-16 fighter jet to be loaded with munitions, Apri More