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US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Fanning, with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), performs a post flight check on an RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Tracy Jones, left and SSGT Jeffery Hicks, Crew Chiefs for the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), sign-off preflight documents for the RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), before its mission from Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeffery Hicks, a Crew CHIEF with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), replaces the mounting unit to a directional antenna on an RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), before its mission from Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Air Force (USAF) dedicated Crew CHIEF from the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), Balad Air Base (AB), Iraq, completes post flight inspections on a RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) after a mission flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeffrey Hicks, with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), performs a basic post flight inspection of a RQ-1 Predator aircraft at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. The Predator is a remotely piloted Umanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that provides real-time surveillance imagery

A U.S. Air Force 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, crew chief, watches the RQ-1 Predator reconnaissance medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle, prepares for take off at Balad Air Base Iraq, on Sept. 15, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (RELEASED)

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Rusty McRaney and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Ryan Randolph, Crew Chiefs with the 407th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), conduct a post flight check on an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft, at Tallil Air Base, Iraq, after its return from a combat mission in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

U.S. Air Force 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, SENIOR AIRMAN John Fanning, crew chief, Balad Air Base Iraq, conducts pre-flight inspections of the RQ-1 Predator reconnaissance medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle at Balad Air Base Iraq, on Sept. 15, 2004, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Rob Jensen) (RELEASED)

At Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Flanning, with the 64th Expeditionary Reconnisance Squadron (ERS), powers up a Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) while STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeffery Hicks, makes sure everything is working properly, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jeffrey Hicks, left and SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) John Fanning, with the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (ERS), perform a post flight check on their RQ-1 Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM

Base: Tallil Air Base

State: Dhi Qar

Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Scene Major Command Shown: AMC

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Suzanne M. Jenkins, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) John Ideus (foreground), Marine Wing Support Squadron Three Seven One (MWSS-371) prepares to refuel a US Army (USA) CH-47 Chinook helicopter at a Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP), at Tallil Air Base, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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US Army (USA) Brigadier General (BGEN) (P) Janet Hicks (foreground), Commanding General, US Army Signal School, observes an airdrop demonstration during the Oktoberfest Celebration held at Fort Gordon, Georgia (GA)

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US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Ray Ashey, Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), Finance Office, 407th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq, charges his 9 mm M9 Pistol prior to departing his office to pay local national personnel during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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A US Air Force (USAF) U-2 Dragon Lady aircraft assigned to the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, 363rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, takes off for a mission from an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

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