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F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing take part in a mission against Iraqi targets during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and Mark 84 2,000-pound bombs.

A 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft lands following a mission on the first daylight strike against Iraqi targets during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.

Members of the 401st Aircraft Generation Squadron load ordnance on a 401st Tactical Fighter Wing F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft in preparation for the first daylight strike against Iraqi targets during Operation Desert Storm. The F-16C is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and a Mark 84 2,000-pound bomb.

An F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing flies out on a mission during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and Mark 84 2,000-pound bombs.

A 401st Tactical Fighter Wing F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft taxis to the end of a runway during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is armed with Mark 84 2,000-pound bombs and AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles.

An A-10A Thunderbolt II aircraft takes part in a mission during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, AGM-65 Maverick missiles, and Mark 82 500-pound bombs.

An F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft of the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., takes off during the second wave of the air attack on Iraq in support of Operation Desert Storm. The Falcon is armed with Mark 84 2,000-pound bombs mounted under its wings and AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles on its wing tips.

Members of the 401st Aircraft Generation Squadron, prepare to load Mark 84 2,000-pound bombs onto 401st Tactical Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The aircraft are being armed for the first daylight strike against Iraqi targets during Operation Desert Storm.

An F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft of the 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., takes off for a mission in support of Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is armed with bombs mounted under the wings, and AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles on its wing tips.

F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft of the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing take part in a mission against Iraqi targets during Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft are armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and Mark 84 2,000-pound bombs.

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Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM

Country: Unknown

Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Chris Putnam

Release Status: Released to Public

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01/02/1991
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