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  • 92-3920_001
    Retired USAF Wild Weasel personnel pose for a photo with present Wild Weasels in front of the newly unveiled 20th FW flagship F-16C block 50 #92-3920 at Shaw AFB on June 5th, 2015. The was recently painted with a Wild Weasel scheme on the tail for the 50th anniversary of the Wild Weasels. [USAF photo by SrA. Jonathan Bass]
  • 555FS
    Brig. Gen. Mark D. Kelly (center), 455th AEW commander, poses for a photo with Airmen from the 455th EAMXS and the 555th EFS in front of F-16C block 40 #90-0772 he flew his final flight as the 455th AEW Commander at Bagram Airfield on June 28th, 2015. The final flight is an aviation tradition in which aircrew members, upon completion of their last flight with the wing, or 'fini flight' are met and hosed down with water. [USAF photo by TSgt. Joseph Swafford]
  • 9AF
    Maj. Gen. H.D. Polumbo Jr., Ninth Air Force commander, jokes with the pilots who accompanied him on his final flight at Shaw AFB on June 26th, 2015. The final flight, also known as the fini-flight, is a ceremonial flight for pilots to bid the departing Airman farewell. [USAF photo by SrA. Diana M. Cossaboom]
  • 9AF_001
    Maj. Gen. H. D. Polumbo Jr., Ninth Air Force commander, SSgt. Nathaniel Hall, 55th AMU dedicated crew chief and A1C. Jamie Ince, 55th AMU assistant dedicated crew chief, gather for a photo before Polumbo’s final flight at Shaw AFB on June 26th, 2015. Polumbo showed appreciation for the tactical aircraft maintainers assigned to his F-16CM by presenting them his commander’s coin for excellence after his flight. [USAF photo by SrA. Diana M. Cossaboom]
  • Rocket
    Capt. Craig 'Rocket' Baker waves to the rest of the team and gets pumped up before the Friday practice demo. [Photo by Anthony Cornelius]
  • 421FS_001
    Lt. Col. Michael Meyer, 421st EFS commander, deployed from Hill AFB, performs pre-flight checks on an F-16 at Bagram Air Field on October 30th, 2015. [USAF photo by TSgt. Joseph Swafford]
  • 421FS_002
    Capt. Tyler McBride, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron director of operations, deployed from Hill AFB, lowers the canopy on an F-16 before his first combat sortie at Bagram Air Field on October 30th, 2015. The 421st EFS, known as the 'Black Widows”, arrived here on October 28th, 2015 in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support mission. [USAF photo by TSgt. Joseph Swafford]
  • 421FS_003
    Capt. Tyler McBride, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron director of operations, deployed from Hill AFB, prepares for his first combat sortie at Bagram Air Field on October 30th, 2015. The 555th EFS, deployed from Aviano AB, is nearing the end of its six-month deployment at Bagram and will hand the reins over to the 421st EFS in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel and NATO's Resolute Support mission. [USAF photo by TSgt. Joseph Swafford]
  • 455EOG
    Col. Henry Rogers, 455th EOG commander, perfoms pre-flight inspections on an F-16 before a sortie with the 421st EFS at Bagram Air Field on November 27th, 2015. Rogers reached the 3,000-flying hour milestone and 1,000 combat-hour milestone while serving on his eighth combat deployment flying F-16s. [USAF photo by TSgt. Robert Cloys]
  • 455EOG_001
    Col. Henry Rogers, 455th EOG commander, puts on his helmet before a sortie with the 421st EFS at Bagram Air Field on November 27th, 2015. Rogers reached the 3,000-flying hour milestone and 1,000 combat-hour milestone while serving on his eighth combat deployment flying F-16s. [USAF photo by TSgt. Robert Cloys]
  • 480FS
    A USAF pilot from the 480th EFS prepares for departure in an F-16 during a training mission at Souda Bay AB on February 1st, 2016. [USAF photo by SSgt. Christopher Ruano]
  • 169AMS
    USAF SrA. Bruce Broom, a crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard, disconnects a fuel hose during 'hot-pit' ground refueling training on the flight line at McEntire JNGB on February 6th, 2016. Ground refueling while the engine is running allows aircraft to return to flight quickly during sortie operations and combat missions. [ANG photo by SrA. Ashleigh S. Pavelek]
  • 169AMS_001
    USAF SrA. Jeremy Jimenez, a crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard, connects a fuel hose to an F-16 during 'hot-pit' ground refueling training on the flight line at McEntire JNGB on February 7th, 2016. Ground refueling while the engine is running allows aircraft to return to flight quickly during sortie operations and combat missions. [ANG photo by SrA. Ashleigh S. Pavelek]
  • 169AMS_002
    USAF TSgt. John Moler, a crew chief assigned to the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard, directs the pilot of an F-16 during 'hot-pit' ground refueling training on the flight line at McEntire JNGBase on February 6th, 2016. Ground refueling while the engine is running allows aircraft to return to flight quickly during sortie operations and combat missions. [ANG photo by SrA. Ashleigh S. Pavelek]
  • 36FS
    Pilots from the 36th FS and the 121st FS (RoKAF) pose for a photo before takeoff during Buddy Wing 16-1 at Seosan AB on January 28th, 2016. [USAF photo by SrA. Kristin High]