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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, goes over preflight checks in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before flying a combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as Commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, goes over preflight checks in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before flying a combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as Commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a preflight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 7, 2015. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, goes over preflight checks in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before flying a combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as Commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a preflight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 7, 2015. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, goes over preflight checks in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft with Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance before flying a combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, goes over preflight checks in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before flying a combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a preflight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 7, 2015. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, goes over preflight checks in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before flying a combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as Commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, spots Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, as he taxis an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, talks with an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft crew chief before flying a combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Airman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, perform an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft preflight inspection July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, enters an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before flying a combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, right, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and another F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot walk towards their jets at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 7, 2015. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, salutes Airman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, as he taxis an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, takes off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Airman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, go over F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft preflight procedures at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 7, 2015. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Airman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, go over F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft preflight procedures at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 7, 2015. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Manuel Jimenez, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a preflight inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 7, 2015. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders Combat Sortie

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, completes preflight procedures on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before his first combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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Commanders combat sortie

Published July 8, 2015
By Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford
455th AEW/PA

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dave Julazadeh, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, goes over preflight checks in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before flying a combat sortie July 7, 2015, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Julazadeh was flying his first combat sortie as Commander of the 455th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)