EC-130H - Airpower key to successful voting

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan—Tech. Sgt. David Ortegon 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. Sergeant Ortegon is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. James H. Cunningham)