Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Dennis, an F-16C pilot and commander of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, puts on his oxygen mask before engine start-up, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Apr. 5, 2012. The mission of the 451st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron is to deliver decisive airpower on target, on time.

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Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Dennis, an F-16C pilot and commander of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing, puts on his oxygen mask before engine start-up, Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Apr. 5, 2012. The mission of the 451st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron is to deliver decisive airpower on target, on time.

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