An F-16 Fighting Falcon based in the Central Command area of operations conducts armed aerial patrols in Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz, Jan. 12, 2021. The F-16’s support to OOQ demonstrates the U.S. military's reach and power projection across vast distances to hold adversaries at risk with flexible, precise and lethal force that is capable of rapidly responding anywhere on the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Carnes)