Helmand Pie

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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)

Pfc. Joshua Reed (right), a motor transportation operator with 2nd Radio Battalion, Task Force Belleau Wood, eats his cherry pie during the pie-eating competition at the TFBW Praetorian Challenge aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Nov. 26. Over 50 coalition troops took part in the event, which consisted of teams from different units within TFBW competing in events such as tug-of-war and the pie-eating contest. Reed and his teammate, Sgt. Edward Butler, finished in third place. (Cpl. Katherine Keleher/USMC)