Maj. Chris Carden, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, performs pre-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon before a combat sortie at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 17, 2016. Airmen assigned to the 421st EFS, known as the “Black Widows,” are deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support mission. ( Air Force photo/Capt. Bryan Bouchard)

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