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U.S. Air Force Maj. Todd Pierce inspects the bombs and missiles on an F-16C Fighting Falcon at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on April 5, 2012. Pierce is an F-16C pilot assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.

Maj. Todd Pierce inspects the bombs and missiles on an F-16C Fighting Falcon.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Todd Pierce inspects the bombs and missiles on an F-16C Fighting Falcon at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on April 5, 2012. Pierce is an F-16C pilot assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.

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