1st. Lt. Ken Peterson, a 332nd EFS F-16 pilot, boards his jet before flying a mission on March 20th, 2008 at Balad AB. F-16 pilots are the final link in the chain of events required to put precision-guided munitions on target. [USAF photo by SSgt. Mareshah Haynes]
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The time has come for the mission to be executed. The pilot advances the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the mission area, soaring across the desert terrain at 500 mph, like the proud and magnificent creature the jet was named after.
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