Staff Sgt. Alek Reynolds, 169th AMXS
U.S. Airman 1st Class Alek Reynolds, a crew chief with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMXS) at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan conducts pre-flight checks on an F-16 fighter jet, April 15, 2012, after its arrival to KAF. A1C Reynolds is deployed from the 169th AMXS at 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 National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson/RELEASED)