Afghanistan AEF 2012
Senior Airman Roger McKay and Technical Sgt. Fred Knox, weapons loaders assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, secure a missile to the jammer, operated by Airman 1st Class Eric Hoyle, to be uploaded on an F-16 Fighting Falcon May 8, 2012. Personnel are deployed from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Swamp Fox F-16's, pilots, and support personnel began their Air Expeditionary Force deployment early April to take over flying missions for the air tasking order and provide close air support for troops on the ground in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/TSgt. Caycee Cook)