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An F-16 Falcon from the 389th Fighter Squadron (FS) comes to a stop after taxiing up to a final inspection before departing on a combat sortie, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Gaddis, USAF Releas More

An airman watches as an F-16 falcon from the 389th Fighter Squadron (FS) launches on a combat sortie, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Gaddis, USAF Releas More

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft Pilot (left), assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), South Carolina (SC), Air National Guard (ANG), reviews his aircrafts maintenance logbook with his Crew CHIEF, USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert Bostic, after returning from a combat sortie, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Edward E. Snyder, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

An unidentified US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft Pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), South Carolina (SC), Air National Guard (ANG), sits in the open cockpit of his F-16CJ Fighting Falcon aircraft, as he prepares of his next combat sortie, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Edward E. Snyder, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS), 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), prepares to taxi out for the next combat sortie. The 157th EFS deployed from the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing (FW). In the foreground a load of iron bombs wait to be loaded

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Edward E. Snyder, USAF Release More

As US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Corie Hudson (center left), raises a GBU-32 (2,000-pound) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) into the bomb bay of a USAF B-2 Spirit with the MHU-83C/E Munitions Loading System, USAF Weapons Team Member #2, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Robert Hall (left) and USAF Weapons Team CHIEF, SSGT Michael Copeland, prepare to secure it. All are with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO). The bomber will fly half way around the earth for a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Corie Hudson, 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS), Whiteman Air Force Base (AFB), Missouri (MO), drives an MHU-83C/E Munitions Loading System carrying with a GBU-32 (2,000-pound) Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM). The JADM will uploaded into an aircraft for a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Whiteman Air Force Base State: Missouri (MO) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command More

US Air Force (USAF) members of the 40th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW) use a MB-2 aircraft two tractor to park a USAF B-52H Stratofortress bomber, 93rd Bomb Squadron (BS), Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), Louisiana (LA), after a successful combat sortie. The B-52 bombers were part of the A-day Shock and Awe campaign starting Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Richard Freeland, USAF Release Sta More

At the end of a runway, US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the 157th Aircraft Maintenance (AMX) unit, go through final preparations during the combat sortie launch of an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter, at a forward deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Edward E. Snyder, USAF Release St More

US Air Force (USAF) pilot assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) hand-signs a signal, as he heads out in his F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter on a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Edward E. Snyder, USAF Release St More

At the end of a runway, US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the 157th Aircraft Maintenance (AMX) unit, go through a final inspection of an AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) during a combat sortie launch of an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter, at a forward deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Edward E. Snyder, USAF Release St More

At the end of a runway, US Air Force (USAF) personnel with the 157th Aircraft Maintenance (AMX) unit, go through final preparations during the combat sortie launch of an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter, at a forward deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Edward E. Snyder, USAF Release St More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter pilot known as "Air Base (AB) U" assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) begins to taxi out on a combat sortie from a forward-deployed location in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter pilot known as "Air Base (AB) U" assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) begins to taxi out on a combat sortie from a forward-deployed location in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter pilot known as "Air Base (AB) U" assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) begins to taxi out on a combat sortie from a forward-deployed location in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Terry L. Blevins, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined More

A US Air Force (USAF) E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft assigned to the 128th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron (EACCS) flies a combat sortie over Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft assigned to the 128th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron (EACCS) flies a combat sortie over Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat aircraft in-flight in stacked formation over skies of Iraq on a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat aircraft armed with GBU-12 500-pound bombs, fly in formation over skies of Iraq on a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, is refueled by a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS) during a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) F-14D Tomcat aircraft in-flight over skies of Iraq on a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Royal Air Force (RAF) (British) G-4 Tornado aircraft is refueled by a USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron (EARS), using the aircrafts Multi-Point Refueling System (MPRS), during a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft assigned to the 128th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron (EACCS) takes off for a combat sortie over Iraq, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, armed with AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM); AIM-9 Sidewinders Missiles; GBU-12 500-pound bombs, and a GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM), in flight over the skies of Iraq on a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant (LT) Greg Nahrgang (foreground) and USAF LT Craig Osborne, both Airborne Weapons Officers assigned to the 128th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron (EACCS), monitor consoles aboard a USAF E-8C Joint Surveillance Tracking Acquisition Reconnaissance System (JSTARS) aircraft during a combat sortie over Iraq, flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II , USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) E-8C Joint Surveillance Tracking Acquisition Reconnaissance System (JSTARS) aircraft assigned to the 128th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron (EACCS) taxis prior to take-off at an undisclosed location on a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II , USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kandess Johnson (foreground) a first station Air Operations Technician and USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Cory Langel, Airborne Intelligence Technician monitor consoles aboard a USAF E-8C Joint Surveillance Tracking Acquisition Reconnaissance System (JSTARS) aircraft assigned to the 128th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron (EACCS), during a combat sortie over Iraq, flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II , USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Kandess Johnson (right) a first station Air Operations Technician and USAF Technical Sergeant (TSGT) Cory Langel, Airborne Intelligence Technician monitor consoles aboard a USAF E-8C Joint Surveillance Tracking Acquisition Reconnaissance System (JSTARS) aircraft assigned to the 128th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron (EACCS), during a combat sortie over Iraq, flown in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II , USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) F-15E Strike Eagle fighter from the 492nd Fighter Squadron (FS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath, England (ENG), releases flares during a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft in-flight during a combat sortie in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), flies a combat sortie in direct support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A pair of US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), fly a combat sortie in direct support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), flies a combat sortie in direct support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. This fighter is armed with a payload of Mk83 1000-pound bombs and GBU-12 Guided Bomb Unit-12 500-pound bombs

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Air Force (USAF) F-16CJ Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft from the 555th Fighter Squadron (FS), flies a combat sortie in direct support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. This fighter is armed with a payload of Mk83 1000-pound bombs and GBU-12 Guided Bomb Unit-12 500-pound bombs

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kirkuk Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF Scene Camera Operator: Msgt Glenn Wilkewitz, USAF Release Status: Released More