An A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot, assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, prepares to take-off from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2018. U.S. Air Forces Central Command realigned airpower to USFOR-A Combined-Joint Area of Operations (CJOA) to support increased operations in support of the Resolute Support Mission and Operation Freedom's Sentinel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Martin)