Capt. Tyler McBride, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron director of operations, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon on his first combat sortie from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2015.
Capt. Tyler McBride, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron director of operations, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon on his first combat sortie from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2015. The 555th EFS, deployed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, is nearing the end of its six-month deployment at Bagram and will hand the reins over to the 421st EFS in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel and NATO's Resolute Support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)