An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System returns at sunset from a combat mission Sept. 12, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 18-year long deployment of the E-8C JSTARS aircraft to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility came to an end Oct. 1, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño)