<p>Lt. Col. Terrence Hedley, a fighter pilot with the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon for the first flying mission for the squadron on April 17, 2012. Lt. Col. Hedley is 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.
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(U.S. Air Force photo/TSgt. Caycee Cook)
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Taken on 16 April 2012, 21:51
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