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A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), flies while participating in exercise Combat Archer, a Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) hosted by the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron located at Tyndall, AFB, Florida (FL)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeremy Pow, 157th Aircraft Maintenance Unit (AMU), installs fins on the AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM). The AIM-120 is mounted on the wing of an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon from South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG). The 157th AMU, South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG), assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) a forward-deployed unit in Southwest Asia, supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), launches an AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), while participating in exercise Combat Archer, a Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) hosted by the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron located at Tyndall, AFB, Florida (FL)

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 148th Fighter Wing (FW), Minnesota Air National Guard (ANG), during a Combat Air Patrol (CAP) mission over the Eastern seaboard of the United States (US) in support of Operation NOBLE EAGLE. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)

An US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 18th Fighter Squadron (FS), 354th Fighter Wing (FW), Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska, launches an AIM-120B Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) during Exercise Combat Archer, a Weapons System Evaluation Program (WSEP) hosted by the 83rd Weapons Squadron located at Tyndall AFB, Florida (FL)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jermaine Harcum, a Crew CHIEF from Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), readies his F-16 Fighting Falcon for launch during exercise Sea Lion 04-02

Armed with AIM-9 Sidwinder Missiles a US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon Fighter from the 55th Fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), flies in the skies over Savannah, Georgia (GA), during an exercise

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Rodney Dixon, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft Crew CHIEF, assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing (FW) uploads an AIM-120 Advance Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) onto the left outboard wing station on his aircraft, while deployed at Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey, during Operation NORTHERN WATCH. (Substandard image)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Jeremy Smith, loads an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile or AMRAAM Slammer onto an F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter during an on-going phase one exercise at Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Christopher Godfrey, a weapons troop assigned to Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), attaches fins to an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile or AMRAAM Slammer on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter during a wing exercise

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Base: Shaw Air Force Base

State: South Carolina (SC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Major Command Shown: ACC

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Paul Holcomb, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Vincent Scott and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Vamal Taylor, weapons loaders from the 522nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), New Mexico, load a Mark 82, 500-pound bomb onto an F-16 Falcon fighter at Eielson AFB, Alaska, in support of exercise Northern Edge 2002

An US Air Force (USAF) F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 78th Fighter Squadron (FS), Shaw Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina, releases a GBU-31 2,000 pound Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) over the Eglin AFB, Land Range during a test mission

The 36th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load team carries

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 52 aircraft from the 157th Fighter Squadron, 169th Fighter Wing, McEntire Air National Guard Station, South Carolina, in flight. The aircraft is armed with AGM-88 HARM's (high-speed anti-radiation missile), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAM's (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile). Another F-16 can be seen in the distance

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle taxis on the flight

Lieutenant Colonel Godfrey, CHIEF Of STAFF, Joint Task Force Kenya, looks on as a Kenya United States Liaison Office (KUSLO) worker demonstrates how he is securing 4mm cord to a pallet for the embarkation of chow during Joint Task Force Kenya, operation Noble Response

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brody Bundy, 33rd Aircraft

Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing gather for

U.S. Air Force Jet Engine Mechanics assigned to the 20th Component Maintenance Squadron, prepare to test an F110 jet engine in the engine test cell at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., on September 9, 2004. Pictured left-to-right: SENIOR AIRMAN Eric Hay; MASTER SGT. Kenneth Carr; and AIRMAN 1ST Class Jonathan Alicea. (U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Paul Holcomb) (Released)

U.S. Air Force TECH. SGT. Jason Arnott, crew chief and STAFF SGT. Eric Shaw, flight engineer, 55th Rescue Squadron, on an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter, spot for the pilot and co-pilot as they prepare to land on the U.S. Naval Ship (USNS) Henry J. Kaiser class fleet USNS RAPPAHANNOCK replenishment oiler (T-A) 204) in the Pacific Ocean, on Sept. 15, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Lanie McNeal) (RELEASED)

As seen from the aircraft's back seat, the pilot of an OV-10A Bronco aircraft looks out of his canopy as he joins up on the wing of another Broncos during a flight out of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. The aircraft are assigned to the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron

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