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SENIOR AIRMAN Joseph Parker, USAF, 437th Aerial Port Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, services a C-17 Globemaster III that arrived at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

The 366th Operations Group staff greets members of the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing as they deplane the C-5 Galaxy from Travis AFB, California, on their arrival in Southwest Asia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A newly arrived F-16CJ sits on the ramp across from a KC-10 Extender at a deployed air base in Southwest Asia. Both aircraft are assigned to the 366th Air Expeditionary Group (deployed) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Tim Johnson, USAF, (left) and A1C Sean Ogden, USAF, both with the 366th Communications Squadron, test the fiber optic link in the new communications network control center during their deployment in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A newly arrived F-16CJ Fighting Falcon cools off on the ramp at a deployed air base in Southwest Asia. The aircraft is assigned to the 366th Air Expeditionary Group (deployed) in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

A C-5 Galaxy from Travis AFB, California, arrives in the early morning with 366th Air Expeditionary Wing F-16C support personnel deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

At Naval Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia, a KC-10 Extender pilot and flight engineer from the 60th Air Expeditionary Group, Diego Garcia, go over the preflight checklist. The KC-10 is preparing to fly a mission to refuel aircraft in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Air Force B-1B Lancer pilots from the 28th Air Expeditionary Wing pre-flight their aircraft to ensure it is ready for the next mission during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. B-1B bombers have dropped over 3.8 million pounds of weapons and over 60 percent of all Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) to date. The B-1B has flown over 120 sorties for an overall sortie rate of 93 percent Operation ENDURING FREEDOM is in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Framed by a KC-10 Extenders General Electric CG6-50C2 turbofan engine a C-141 Starlifter sits on the ramp while the aircrew inside gets ready to make the return trip home after delivering passengers and supplies to an undisclosed location while deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

An F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, sits on the ramp in the early morning, deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The 366th Gunfighters are the Air Force's premier Air Expeditionary Wing. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

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Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael D. Gaddis, USAF

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General Tommy R. Franks, USA, Commander of US Forces Central Command, shakes hands with AIRMAN First Class Sloan, USAF, before entering the dining facility of a base in Southwest Asia. The general is going through the region visiting the various bases when he stopped here to celebrate Thanksgiving Day with the troops. He personally spoke with everyone he met, passing out words of encouragement and praise for all the work done in support of the war on terrorism during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the...

A C-5 Galaxy arrives with the early morning sun carrying 366th Air Expeditionary Wing F-16C Fighting Falcon support personnel deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

At Byrd Field (Richmond International Airport), Technical Sergeant Wilson, a crewchief for the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing, does a final operations check on an F-16C before a mission in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The 192 FW is located just outside of Richmond in Sandston, Virginia. NOBLE EAGLE is a partial mobilization of the reserves for homeland defense and civil support missions in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon

Technical Sergeant T. J. Theis, US Air Force (USAF), fuels specialist, 96th Supply Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, attaches a hose to the R-11 fuel truck to fill it back up after refueling an aircraft on the ramp at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella, Italy, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), fighting terrorism abroad

Tactical aircraft maintainers assigned to the 428th

An F-15E Strike Eagle prepares to taxi during an exercise

366th Fighter Wing leadership awaits the arrival of

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Gilmer, a Crew CHIEF assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), washes his F-15E Eagle fighter at a dusty forward-deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Aerial formation from right to left, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 20th Fighter Wing (FW) Shaw (SW) Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina; F-15E Strike Eagle, 4th FW Seymour Johnson (SJ) AFB, North Carolina; and F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 27th FW, Cannon (CC) AFB, New Mexico during the 4th Aerospace Expeditionary Wing (AEW) in Doha, Qatar. The AEW was in country in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. SOUTHERN WATCH enforces the United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 that establishes a no-fly zone over Southern Iraq below the 32nd parallel

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A US Navy (USN) E-2C Hawkeye, Airborne Early Warning Squadron 126 (VAW-126 Seahawks), Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW 3), prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75) to provide Close Air Support (CAS) and conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions over Iraq in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Roy Eberle, US Air Force (USAF), makes a temporary patch on an engine cowling, while in the background, SSGT Matthew Allen, USAF, and AIRMAN First Class Luis Noriega, USAF, install a starter motor in the Pratt & Whitney F11-P-100 engine of the C-17A Globemaster III. All are with the 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, deployed to Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. In response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 at the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President George W. Bush initiated Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in support of the Global War on Terrorism...

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