Maj. Chris Carden, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, prepares to depart for a combat sortie in an F-16 Fighting Falcon 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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