Caption:
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- First Lt. Jeremy Smith conducts
preflight checks on an EC-130H Compass Call aircraft before takeoff
here to support Afghanistan's National Assembly elections Sept.
18. The aircraft, along with A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and U.S. Navy
EA-6B Prowlers, have stepped up efforts throughout Afghanistan to deter
enemy aggression and help ensure voter safety. Lieutenant Smith
is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air
Force photo by Capt. James H. Cunningham)
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