F-16s support Operation Octave Quartz [Image 10 of 10]

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01.01.2021

Photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor McBride 

Joint Task Force-Quartz

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons based in the Central Command area of operations conducts armed aerial patrols over Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz Jan. 1, 2021. The F-16s support to OOQ demonstrates the U.S. military’s reach and power projection across vast distances to hold adversaries such as al-Shabaab at risk with flexible, precise and lethal force that is capable of rapidly responding anywhere on the globe. The mission of OOQ is to reposition U.S. Department of Defense personnel from Somalia to other locations in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)

• Date Taken: 01.01.2021
• Date Posted: 01.07.2021 03:55
• Photo ID: 6474587
• VIRIN: 210101-F-ER377-1261
• Resolution: 5824x3659
• Size: 6.88 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)