An F-16CM Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron returns home to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., May 4, 2017, after a six-month deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The F-16CM Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft capable of air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kathryn R.C. Reaves)