Col. Kristoffer Smith, 378th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, strikes up a conversation with Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Vattimo, 157th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron crew chief prior to a flight aboard an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 16, 2021. The "Swamp Fox" airmen from the South Carolina Air National Guard are deployed to PSAB to project combat power and help bolster defensive capabilities against potential threats in the region.

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