People meeting people • f-16 photography

The Green Mountain Boys maintainers came through once more to fix a brake problem on Lethal Lady the day before its final flight. Without them, pilots would still be on the ground! Colonel Jackman is posing with some of the crew after recovery in Burlington on November 14th. [Photo by Philippe Colin]

SrA. Jonathan Modler trouble shoots the electronic system on F-16C Block 30 #86-0293 from the 18th AS on November 21st, 2008 at Eielson AFB. The 354th AMXS avionics flight is responsible for maintaining navigation and weapon system electronics on F-16 Aggressors of the 18th AS enabling them to be mission-ready. [USAF photo by SrA. Jonathan Snyder]

Lt. Col. David Youtsey, 35th OG deputy commander, boards an F-16 on the JASDF's 6th Air Wing flightline on December 2nd, 2008. About 80 Misawa members deployed, including 13th FS pilots, for a week-long Aircraft Training Relocation event. [USAF photo by SSgt. Kelly White]

Cols. David Romuald, Michael Fantini and John Dolan pose in front of an F-16 at Balad AB after they each completed their 3,000th flying hour in an F-16 on December 2nd, 2008. As tradition would dictate, they were hosed down with water from fire department crash trucks after leaving their cockpits. Approximately 150 F-16 F-16 pilots have surpassed the 3,000 hour mark. Dolan is the vice commander of the 332nd AEW, Fantini is the commander of the 332nd EOG and Romauld is the 332nd EOG deputy commander. [USAF photo by A1C. Jason Epley]

Col. Michael Fantini, the current 332nd EOG commander, gives a thumbs up at Balad AB, after he completed his 3,000th flying hour in F-16C block 50 #90-0824 from the 14th FS on December 2nd, 2008. [USAF photo by A1C. Jason Epley]

Lt. Col. John Hanna sits in the cockpit of his F-16 at Balad AB prior to flying a mission on September 25th, 2008. Hanna, an F-16 pilot and commander of the 34th EFS, is deployed from Hill AFB. [USAF photo by TSgt. Erik Gudmundson]

SSgt. Shawn Patterson, an aerospace propulsion craftsman for the 51st AMXS, stands by to provide assistance while Lt. Col. Jon Wilkinson, the operations officer for the 36th FS, goes through his preflight checklist inside the cockpit of F-16C block 40 #90-0775 during an exercise at Osan AB on July 23rd, 2008. [USAF photo by SSgt. Lakisha Croley]

Maj. Curt Grayson fills out paperwork shortly after landing at Balad AB on December 10th, 2008. Grayson's home unit, the Minnesota ANG's 179th FS, will carry the 332nd EFS designation while deployed. [USAF photo by TSgt. Erik Gudmundson]

Iraqi air force Brig. Gen. Ali Al-Aaragy enters a 63rd FS F-16D before a flight at Luke AFB on December 15th, 2008. [USAF photo by SSgt. Richard Rose]

Lt. Col. Jack Maixner, 63rd FS commander, Luke AFB and Iraqi air force Brig. Gen. Ali Al-Aaragy make final preparations before their flight together on December 15th, 2008. [USAF photo by SSgt. Richard Rose]

Col. Deane Pennington, vice commander of the SCANG's 169th FW, prepares for his 4,000th hour flying the F-16 at McEntire ANG Station on July 9th, 2007. [USAF photo by SMSgt. Edward Snyder]

Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems (LMTAS) representative Lynwood Westmoreland (left), presented the NDANG with a plaque on December 9th, 1998. The commemorative plaque honored the NDANG 119th FW's achievement of flying the F-16 over 40,000 hours without a Class-A accident. Pictured from the left of Mr. Westmoreland are the NDANG officers: 119th FW commander Colonel Michael Haugen; NDNG Assistant Adjutant General for Air Brigadier General Paul Knox; 119th FW Vice Commander Colonel Lyle Andvik and 119th FW Logistics Group Commander Richard Utecht. [USAF photo by SMSgt. Paula K. Johnson]

SSgt. Matt Smith (left), and A1C. Darryl Tucker both assigned to the 555th FS work to install the Ammunition drum for the M61A1 Vulcan 20mm rotary cannon into the fuselage of an F-16C during the scheduled 300-flying hour Phase Down for maintenance program at Aviano AB on June 19th, 2002. [USAF photo by SrA. Stephen Schester]

RSAF and IAF participants of the Joint Military Training at Kalaikunda Air Force Station, India. Note F-16C block 52 #646 in this photo taken on December 12th, 2008. [Singapore Mindef photo]