AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for U.S. Air Forces Central Command, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for U.S. Air Forces Central Command, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for U.S. Air Forces Central Command, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for USAFCENT, speak with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for U.S. Air Forces Central Command, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for USAFCENT, ride a bus on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan during a visit to the 451st Air Expeditionary Group, based at KAF to talk about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, talks with Senior Master Sgt. Karanda Johnson with the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron based at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, talks with 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron commander, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Hayes, middle, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Tim Jefferson, right, about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, tours an E-11A Battle Field Airborne Communications Node assigned to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during a trip to KAF to talk to the Airmen about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for USAFCENT, walk to a dining facility on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan to eat lunch with Airmen during a visit to the 451st Air Expeditionary Group, based at KAF to talk about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for USAFCENT, talks with 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Train Advise Assist Command-Air members based at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, is greeted at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan by leadership from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, based at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and leadership from the 451st Air Expeditionary Group, based at KAF during a visit to talk about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, talks with 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Train Advise Assist Command-Air members based at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Donald Snediker, right, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Greg Ihlenburg, pilots with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepare for a C-21 flight at AUAB, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command forces have partnered with Qatar to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Donald Snediker, a pilot with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepare for a C-21 flight at AUAB, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command forces have partnered with Qatar to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Donald Snediker, a pilot with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepare for a C-21 flight at AUAB, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command forces have partnered with Qatar to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Capt. Greg Ihlenburg, a pilot with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepare for a C-21 flight at AUAB, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command forces have partnered with Qatar to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Donald Snediker, right, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Greg Ihlenburg, pilots with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepare for a C-21 flight at AUAB, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command forces have partnered with Qatar to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Donald Snediker, right, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Greg Ihlenburg, pilots with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepare for a C-21 flight at AUAB, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command forces have partnered with Qatar to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Donald Snediker, left, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Greg Ihlenburg, pilots with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepare for a C-21 flight at AUAB, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command forces have partnered with Qatar to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Donald Snediker, left, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Greg Ihlenburg, pilots with the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepare for a C-21 flight at AUAB, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command forces have partnered with Qatar to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for USAFCENT, tour an E-11A Battle Field Airborne Communications Node assigned to the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during a trip to KAF to talk to the Airmen about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, coins U.S. Air Force Capt. Tim Jefferson, with the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, during a trip to KAF to talk to the Airmen about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, talks with 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Train Advise Assist Command-Air members based at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, is greeted at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan by leadership from the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, based at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and leadership from the 451st Air Expeditionary Group, based at KAF during a visit to talk about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for U.S. Air Forces Central Command, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)

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AFCENT leadership visit Kandahar Airfield

Published Feb. 24, 2020
By Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts
U.S. Air Forces Central Command

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn L. Drinkard, Command Chief Master Sgt. for U.S. Air Forces Central Command, speaks with 451st Air Expeditionary Group Airmen at Kandahar Airfield about the importance of the USAFCENT mission in Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2020. In an ongoing U.S. effort to build and shape partner air forces, USAFCENT forces have partnered with Afghanistan to enhance war-winning airpower in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and provide deterrence and stability to the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)