4 EFS: Eyes in the skies

Photo By Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz | U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Shinkle, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, uses arm signals to communicate with U.S. Air Force Capt. Shayne Carroll, 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, prior to marshalling the F-16 Fighting Falcon onto a taxiway Jan. 9, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that provides air superiority enabling freedom of movement for troops on the ground as well as close air support for troops engaged in combat. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz/released)  

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

01.09.2015

Story by Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz 

455th Air Expeditionary Wing   

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - Members of the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Operations Group here prepared F-16 Fighting Falcons and secured the skies of Afghanistan during a mission Jan. 9.

The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that provides air superiority enabling freedom of movement for troops on the ground as well as close air support for troops engaged in combat.

• Date Taken: 01.09.2015
• Date Posted: 01.17.2015 05:36
• Story ID: 152205
• Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF
• Hometown: HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UT, US
• Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA, US