Lt. Col. Nathan Aysta, 179th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, waves goodbye prior to takeoff, July 19, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The 179th EFS is returning to the 148th Fighter Wing in Duluth, Minnesota after a nearly four-month deployment to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Since April, the 179th EFS F-16s flew more than 600 combat sorties and nearly 3,500 hours.

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