Staff Sergeant Robert Sandoval, a crew chief with the 182nd Fighter Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio Texas, prepares to launch an F-16 "Fighting Falcon"

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Staff Sergeant Robert Sandoval, a crew chief with the 182nd Fighter Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio Texas, prepares to launch an F-16 "Fighting Falcon" on a training mission at Lask Air Base, Poland. Texas Air National Guard members were in Poland on a U.S. European Command-sponsored Joint Contact Team Program event to familiarize members of the Polish Air Force with the F-16 capabilities along with its day-to-day operations and maintenance. (USAF photo by Technical Sergeant Justin D. Pyle)