Capt. Austin “Ragin’” Cox, an F-16 pilot with the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron currently assigned to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, runs through his pre-flight checks before his sortie on Aug. 12, 2012. Personnel are deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Bull Dog F-16’s, pilots, and support personnel began their Air Expeditionary Force deployment in mid-August to take over flying missions for the air tasking order and provide close air support for troops on the ground in Afghanistan.
| Date Taken: | 08.12.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 08.12.2012 06:54 |
| Photo ID: | 643853 |
| VIRIN: | 120812-F-VN552-011 |
| Resolution: | 1800x1200 |
| Size: | 1.29 MB |
| Location: | KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, AF |
| Web Views: | 37 |
| Downloads: | 10 |
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