Senior Airman Dustin Fontenot, a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares to launch Capt. John Sparks, an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, for a mission May 20, 2012. Personnel are deployed from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Swamp Fox F-16’s, pilots, and support personnel began their Air Expeditionary Force deployment early April to take over flying missions for the air tasking order and provide close air support for troops on the ground in Afghanistan.
| Date Taken: | 05.20.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 05.22.2012 07:02 |
| Photo ID: | 585127 |
| VIRIN: | 120520-F-WT236-001 |
| Resolution: | 1800x1200 |
| Size: | 1.05 MB |
| Location: | KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF |
| Web Views: | 18 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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