U.S. and its Coalition partners carried out an operation to secure and clean-up the crash site of a F-16 from 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in Afghanistan.
A CH-47 Chinook offloads soliders in Khanjar Khel, Parwan Province, Afghanistan, as part of the response to an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash just outside of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 30, 2016. The F-16 crashed after takeoff and the pilot safely ejected; since then, the base completed cleaning up the crash site. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)
The jet went down after taking off from Bagram Airfield on Mar. 29. Recovery personnel spent the next two days combing through the debris field to recover the wreckage, including munitions that were on board the aircraft.
An Airman crouches by the road in Khanjar Khel, Parwan Province, Afghanistan, after making a call on his radio, March 30, 2016. The F-16 crashed after takeoff and the pilot safely ejected; since then, the base completed cleaning up the crash site. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)A CH-47 Chinook hovers over an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash site in Khanjar Khel, Parwan Province, Afghanistan, before slingloading munitions and aircraft parts for transport back to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 30, 2016. The F-16 crashed after takeoff and the pilot safely ejected; since then, the base completed cleaning up the crash site. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)An 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Airman carries a GPS surveying instrument at an F-16 Fighting Falcon Crash site in Khanjar Khel, Parwan Province, Afghanistan, March 30, 2016. The F-16 crashed after takeoff and the pilot safely ejected; since then, the base completed cleaning up the crash site. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to Task Force – Iron Eagle, prepares to lift off after delivering supplies to Airmen from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, at the site of an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash during recovery efforts Mar. 31, 2016. The F-16 crashed after takeoff and the pilot safely ejected; since then, the base completed cleaning up the crash site. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)Soldiers assigned to Task Force – Iron Eagle prepare to connect a sling load to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to transport it to the site of an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash during recovery efforts Mar. 31, 2016. The F-16 crashed after takeoff and the pilot safely ejected; since then, the base completed cleaning up the crash site. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)Airmen from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, arrive to clean up the site of an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash, while soldiers from Task Force – Buffalo secure the area during recovery efforts Mar. 31, 2016. The F-16 crashed after takeoff and the pilot safely ejected; since then, the base completed cleaning up the crash site. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)Coalition forces secure a road in Khanjar Khel, Parwan Province, Afghanistan, as teams from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, secure and document an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash just outside of BAF. The F-16 crashed after takeoff and the pilot safely ejected; since then, the base completed cleaning up the crash site. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)An Afghan boy stops on his bike in Khanjar Khel, Parwan Province, Afghanistan, to watch as U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians secure the site of a crashed F-16 Fighting Falcon from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The F-16 crashed after takeoff and the pilot safely ejected; since then, the base completed cleaning up the crash site. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys)Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, assigned to Task Force – Iron Eagle, transport Airmen from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to the site of an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash during recovery efforts Mar. 31, 2016. The F-16 crashed after takeoff and the pilot safely ejected; since then, the base completed cleaning up the crash site. The cause of the accident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Rau)
