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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 walk around 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

In the darkness at Byrd Field, weapons loaders from the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing (FW) perform End of Runway (EOR) procedures before an F-16C Fighting Falcon takes off in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The 192nd FW is located just outside of Richmond at Byrd Field 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

From Byrd Field two F-16C Fighting Falcons with the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing (FW) prepare for take-off on a training mission in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The 192nd FW is located just outside of Richmond at Byrd Field 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

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 Kelly Young, USAF, (left) and AIRMAN First Class Greg Wills, USAF, weapons loaders with the Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing, arm the AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles onboard the F-16C Fighting Falcon 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

In the darkness at Byrd Field, the crewchief stops his aircraft so weapons loaders from the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing (FW) can perform End of Runway (EOR) procedures before an F-16C Fighting Falcon takes off in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The 192nd FW is located just outside of Richmond at Byrd Field 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

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Rory McMilton (foreground), Security Forces Journeyman, 332nd Air Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (AESFS) readies his 5.56mm M16A2 rifle, equipped with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher, as US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Shane Yokum, a Military Policeman (MP) assigned to the 362nd Military Police Battalion, stand guard as others from their element sweep a building during a patrol near Logistics Support Area (LSA) Anaconda located near Balad Air Base, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jerry Achan, USAF, 12th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), mans a machine gun nest with a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), to provide backup protection for a gate at Randolph AFB, Texas. Armed with a 5.56 mm M16A1 rifle a 12th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) member conducts a 100 percent ID check at Randolph AFB, Texas, as part of heightened security measures. Heighten security at Randolph AFB began shortly after terrorists hijacked commercial jetliners and crashing them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001

With the influx of personnel due to the mobilization STAFF Sergeant Ben Rettig, a military pay technician for Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing (FW), looks through the orders to ensure that members get their proper Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH). 192 FW finance worked around the clock in support of Operation Noble Eagle. The 192nd FW is located just outside of Richmond at Byrd Field 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

At Byrd Field/Richmond International Airport, SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Fernandus Branch, a security forces specialist from the Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing (FW), stands next to his High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) performing a spot check while on guard duty on the flight line in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. SRA Branch has his Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Assault Rifle at hand. 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

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Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE

Base: Byrd Field

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Michele G. Misiano, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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