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Lt.Gen. Gary North, the 9th AF and Central Air Forces commander, performs a preflight check on F-16C block 52 #93-0531 from 157th FS along with his crew chief TSgt. Randall Silvia, from the 169th FW at McEntire JNGB on February 27th, 2007. Lt. Gen. Gary North visited the 169th...

Firefighters from the 435th CEG assist Capt. Matthew Tuzel after a simulated emergency power unit landing in F-16C block 50 #91-0408 at Ramstein AB on February 26th, 2007. The exercise was conducted to evaluate members of the base's hydrazine response team. [USAF photo by SrA....

Firefighters from the 435th CEG assist a pilot after a simulated emergency power unit landing in an F-16 at Ramstein AB on February 26th, 2007. [USAF photo by SrA. Erin Peterson]

Firefighters from the 435th CEG aid an F-16 pilot after a simulated emergency landing during a hydrazine exercise at Ramstein AB on February 26th, 2007. The 86th AW and 435th ABW exercise and inspections offices conducted a validation of the hydrazine response team designed to...

Lt. Gen. Gary North, the 9th AF and CAF commander prepares for a flight on F-16C block 52 #93-0531 from the 157th FS at McEntire JNGB on February 27th, 2007 to receive qualification in the use of the SNIPER targeting pod and weapons delivery system. [USAF photo by SMSgt....

Airmen from the 77th AMU take a break while awaiting further instructions during operational readiness exercise Sea Lion 07-04 held at Shaw AFB on March 26th, 2007. [USAF photo by SSgt. Nathan Bevier]

Crew chiefs with the 79th AMU at Shaw AFB prepare an F-16 for take off on March 27th, 2007 during an operational readiness exercise. [USAF photo by A1C. Matthew Davis]

TSgt. Brett Stewart ensures that Maj. Tray Siegfried's F-16 is ready to head out on a sortie on June 27th, 2005. TSgt. Stewart is a crew chief assigned to the 379th EAMXS at a forward-deployed location and Maj. Siegfried is a pilot assigned to the 125th EFS. [USAF photo by...

A pilot from the 79th FS prepares for launch in support of an operational readiness exercise on March 27th, 2007 at Shaw AFB. [USAF photo by SSgt. Nathan Bevier]