Too Many To Count

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Staff

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

One of the most ubiquitous sights on patrols when you get near a village is children – first quiet, then unruly, they literally start appearing and mulitplying exponentially. And won’t leave you alone until you give them pens, or as our interpreter did, made them line up for candy. They don’t like lines.