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    Lt. Col. John Hanna, 34th EFS commander, taxies in his USAF F-16C block 40 #88-0436 (marked 12TH AF) from the 34th FS toward a runway at Balad AB before a mission on September 25th, 2008. In the cockpit with him is an American flag that will fly over Iraq in support of OIF. [USAF photo by TSgt. Erik Gudmundson]
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    Jesse James (center) of the upcoming Spike TV series 'Jesse James is a Dead Man' prepares for an orientation flight with the Viper West F-16 demonstration team on September 18th. The flight aims to give Mr. James and his viewers a taste of the Fighting Falcon's capabilities and the Airmen who prepare it for combat. [USAF photo by James Arrowood]
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    Lt. Cols. David 'Surge' Serage and Todd 'Pig' Higgs prepare their life support equipment at Balad AB for a mission on October 2nd, 2008. Serage, an instructor pilot with the 332nd EFS, flew his 100th combat sortie, and Higgs flew as his wingman. [USAF photo by SSgt. Don Branum]
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    F-16 pilot, Lt. Col. William Hargrove, prepares to launch in an alert jet as TSgt. Harold Hayes, aircraft armament systems specialist, goes over the procedures checklist on August 1st, 2008. The alert mission at the 127th Wing, Selfridge ANG Base was officially passed off to the 180th FW on October 2nd, 2008. [USAF photo]
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    Lt. Cols. David 'Surge' Serage and Todd 'Pig' Higgs pose for a photograph in front of Serage's USAF F-16C block 42 #90-0702 from the 112th FS at Balad AB on October 2nd, 2008. Serage, an instructor pilot with the 332nd EFS, flew his 100th combat sortie, and Higgs flew as his wingman. [USAF photo by SSgt. Don Branum]
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    Lt. Col. David 'Surge' Serage and SSgt. Jared Price review the maintenance records of Serage's USAF F-16C block 42 #90-0702 from the 112th FS at Balad AB before a mission on October 2nd, 2008. Serage, an instructor pilot with the 332nd EFS and deployed from the 138th FW, flew his 100th combat sortie since joining the Air Force in 1989. [USAF photo by SSgt. Don Branum]
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    Lt. Col. David 'Surge' Serage deplanes from the cockpit of USAF F-16C block 42 #90-0702 from the 112th FS at Balad AB after completing his 100th combat sortie on October 2nd, 2008. Serage has flown a total of 4,700 hours in T-38 Talons, B-52 Stratofortresses, EA-6B Prowlers and F-16s since joining the Air Force in 1989. As an instructor pilot with the 332nd EFS and a native of Grove, Okla., he is deployed from the 138th FW. [USAF photo by SSgt. Don Branum]
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    A1C. Warren Trouth screws a leading edge flat panel onto an F-16C in a phase dock at Balad AB on September 29th, 2008. He was inspecting the panels for structural cracks, which could harm the pilot or damage the aircraft. [USAF photo by A1C. Jason Epley]
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    Dedication of F-16C block 42 #90-0706 from the 112th FS to the City of Perrysburg on September 8th, 2008. [USAF photo by TSgt. Beth Holliker]
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    F-16 pilot, Captain Robert Peel, preflights F-16C block 42 #89-2151 from the 112th FS before a combat sortie at Balad AB on August 31st, 2005. [USAF photo by TSgt. Beth Holliker]
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    AFRES Colonel Col. Chip Taylor (left) and Maj. Mike Vaught, 93rd FS, outline possible alert mission scenarios, in support of Operation Southern Watch, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. USAF F-16C block 30 #87-0287 from the 466th FS is parked in the background. [USAF photo by MSgt. Dave Nolan]
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    An F-16 pilot reads over a final checklist before take-off on October 6th, 2008 at Eielson AFB. The Wolf Pack is here from the 80th AMU Kunsan AB for Red Flag-Alaska 09-1. [USAF photo by Amn. Laura Max]
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    Capt. Jeffrey Schneider, Capt. Eric Freienmuth, and Capt. Michael Driscoll, pilots from the 13th FS walk off the flight line on October 16th, 2008. They won the award for best fighter squadron and wing during a 'virtual' air combat exercise flown from simulator cockpits around the globe. [USAF photo by SSgt. Araceli Alarcon]
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    Capt. Michael Driscoll, Capt. Jeffrey Schneider, and Capt. Eric Freienmuth, pilots from the 13th FS stand in front of an F-16 on October 16th, 2008. They are three fliers in the fourship that received individual accolades for their performance during the Air, Space and Information Operations first Air Combat Command Combat Air Force-wide Distributed Mission Operations Turkey Shoot. A Turkey Shoot is a scenario in which one team is outgunned, to the point of an inevitable loss, but still manages to win. [USAF photo by SSgt. Araceli Alarcon]
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    Lt. Col. Tony Barrell, 56th FW Range Management Office air range operations chief, at the Barry M. Goldwater Range, has completed more than 3,000 flying hours in the F-16. [USAF photo by MSgt. William Gomez]