An F-16 Fighting Falcon piloted by Lt. Col. Michael Meyer, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, prepares to depart for a sortie at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2015. Airmen assigned to the 421st FS, known as the “Black Widows,” from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, arrived here Oct. 28, 2015 in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys/RELEASED)