F-16s from the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrive at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Aug. 14, 2012. Personnel are deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Bull Dog F-16s, pilots, and support personnel began their Air Expeditionary Force deployment in mid-August to take over flying missions for the air tasking order and provide close air support for troops on the ground in Afghanistan.

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F-16s from the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrive at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan on Aug. 14, 2012. Personnel are deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Bull Dog F-16s, pilots, and support personnel began their Air Expeditionary Force deployment in mid-August to take over flying missions for the air tasking order and provide close air support for troops on the ground in Afghanistan.

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