A Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilot, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, hangs a flag in the cargo hold of his plane at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, Jan. 20, 2018. Airmen deployed throughout the Central Command area of responsibility often hang or carry flags during combat missions to send back home to family and loved ones.

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