SrA. Joshua McCathern, 354th AMS, arms an F-16C as a part of a End of Runway crew at Eielson AFB. The crew is responsible for arming all weapons and making sure the aircraft is ready for flight. The F-16 is assigned to the 18th FS spotted here on February 8th, 2007. [USAF...

SSgt. Theodore Marx (left) and A1C Justin Hendrick, 354th AMS, inspect an F-16C as a part of End of Runway crew at Eielson AFB. The crew is responsible for arming all weapons and making sure the aircraft is ready for flight. The F-16 is assigned to the 18th FS spotted here on...

SSgt. Theodore Marx (near), 354th AMS, looks on as F-16C block 40 #90-0718 from the 18th FS is armed during End of Runway duties at Eielson AFB. The crew is responsible for arming all weapons and making sure the aircraft is ready for flight on February 8th, 2007. [USAF photo...

SrA. Amanda Debkowski (front) and Joshua McCathern, both from the 354th AMS prep F-16C block 40 #90-0718 from the 18th FS as part of end of runway crew duties at Eielson AFB. The crew is responsible for arming all weapons and making sure the aircraft is ready for flight on...

Capt. Daniel McAffee from the 77th FS performs a pre-flight inspection of F-16C block 50 #94-0044 before piloting the jet in support of exercise Operation Iron Thunder at Shaw AFB on February 7th, 2007. [USAF photo by TSgt. James W. Arrowood]

Lt. Col. Donald Lindberg, 302nd FS commander, shakes the hand of his crew chief, TSgt. Dan Dennison, before taking his final flight in a 944th FW F-16. The last three of 17 F-16s assigned to the 944th FW departed on February 12th, 2007 to be reassigned as part of BRAC actions....

Lt. Col. Tom 'Divot' Smith flies over Peru during dissimilar air combat training as part of Falcon and Condor 2007, a joint exercise between the U.S. and Peruvian Air Forces. The F-16 is from the 34th FS at Hill AFB. [USAF photo by TSgt. Eric Kreps]
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Lt.Col. Jack Forsythe, Commander of the 55th EFS speaks with his CC from inside the cockpit of his F-16 before departing for a mission at Incirlik AB in support of ONW on April 12th, 2003. [USAF photo by SSgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.]

Lt.Col. Jack Forsythe Commander of the 55th EFS performs the preflight cockpit check of his F-16 before departing for a mission at Incirlik AB in support of ONW on April 12th, 2003. [USAF photo by SSgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.]