Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard assemble at the incoming PAX terminal at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2012 to begin in-processing. 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.

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Airmen from the Minnesota Air National Guard assemble at the incoming PAX terminal at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2012 to begin in-processing. 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.

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