Recovery of downed F-16 in Afghanistan

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)
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)

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