Finding Cover During Firefight in Afghanistan

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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

An Afghan soldier runs past a U.S. Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team during a firefight June 15, 2012, near Joint Security Station Hasan, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.  The paratrooper is armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod, Task Force 1/82 PAO)