People meeting people



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    Pictured here are the Airmen from the 50th TFW at Hahn AB, who took part in USAF 1983 Gunsmoke competition. The 50th Space Wing inherited the legacy of the 50th TFW which inactivated on September 30th, 1991. [USAF photo by Randy Saunders]
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    SrA. Herbert Raney (cockpit) and A1C. Elizapeth Jones from 510th FS, discuss maintenance issues on F-16C block 40 #88-0443 on the flightline at Zaragoza AB on January 29th, 2002. [USAF photo by TSgt. David J. Ahlschwede]
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    This is the photo that was taken of myself (SrA. Marty McGuire, left) and SrA. Joe Gates (right) when we and #79-0300 were awarded the 56th Tac Trng Wg 5 STAR Award for Nov '80 - Feb '81. I forget the stats our jet achieved, but it was the highest in the wing for that period. At the time we were assigned to the 61AMU/61TFTS at MacDill AFB, Florida. [Photo by Marty McGuire]
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    SSgt. Bryon Best, left, an F-16 crew chief assigned to the 162nd FW in Tucson, goes over maintenance issues with FACh exchange officer 1st Lt. Cristobal Desmaras. The lieutenant spent two years with the Arizona Air Guard unit to learn F-16 maintenance practices. [USAF photo by Cpt. Gabe Johnson]
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    Col. Andrew R. 'Hoops' Larson, Vice Commander of the 419th FW, anticipates a good soaking as he steps out of the F-16 cockpit during his 'fini' flight on April 4th, 2009. [USAF photo by SrA. Brandon Craig]
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    Maj. Gen. Robert Steel, Comander of the National War College at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C., and son, 1st Lt. James Steel, 63rd FS student pilot, talk together after their flight on April 2nd, 2009. [USAF photo by SSgt. Ian Dean]
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    Army Gen. Walter Sharp, USFK commander, thanks the RoKAF maintence airmen after his familiarization flight at Kunsan AB on April 10th, 2009. General Sharp flew with the RoKAF's 38th FG in order to observe their combat capabilities and interoperability with U.S. forces. [USAF photo by SrA. Angela Ruiz]
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    Army Gen. Walter Sharp, USFK commander shakes hands with Republic of Korea Army Gen. Lee, Sung Chool, Combined Forces Command deputy commander after their familiarization flight at Kunsan AB on April 10th, 2009. General Sharp was flew with the RoKAFs 38th FG in order to observe their combat capabilities and interoperability with U.S. forces. General Lee flew with the 8th FW's 80th FS. [USAF photo by SrA. Angela Ruiz]
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    In front of F-16C block 30 #86-0334 from the 93rd FS, Lt. Gen. Gary North, 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central commander, converses with retired Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson; retired Lt. Col. James Warren; former Staff Sgt. Philip Broome; and retired Maj. George Boyd, all Original Tuskegee Airmen, at Balad AB on April 24th, 2009. The living legends met with Airmen assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing. The 332nd AEW traces its military lineage back to the Tuskegee Airmen, who were part of the 332nd Fighter Group. [USAF photo by SrA. Elizabeth Rissmiller]
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    Aircrew members from the 174th FW of Syracuse N.Y., pose for a photo after performing the fly-by for the opening day ceremony for the new Yankee Stadium on April 16th, 2009. The F-16 crew members include bottom row from left to right, Capt. Scott Bissonnette and SSgt. Preston Cox and top row, Maj. Kurt Tongren, Maj. John Knutsen and Lt. Col. Sean McQuaid. [USAF photo by SSgt. James N. Faso II]
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    Virginia State Police Trooper Kurt Johnson sits in the back seat of an F-16 during his hometown hero flight with the Thunderbirds on April 23rd, 2009. [USAF photo by SrA. Vernon Young]
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    MSgt. Quincy Gordon, Thunderbirds aircraft section chief, shakes hands with Trooper Kurt Johnson, Virginia State Police, after his hometown hero flight on April 23rd, 2009. [USAF photo by SrA. Vernon Young]
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    Maj. Tony Mulhare, Thunderbirds advance pilot and narrator, explains the dynamic F-16s model before flying Trooper Kurt Johnson, Virginia State Police, on April 23rd, 2009. [USAF photo by SrA. Vernon Young]
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    A1C. Thomas Shepard, 332nd EAMXS assistant dedicated crew chief, and SrA. David McAdams, 332nd EAMXS avionics technician journeyman, inspect F-16C block 40 #89-2092 from the 34th FS after it landed recently. This F-16 became the first 40 block to surpass the 7,000-hour milestone. [USAF photo by SrA. Tiffany Trojca]
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    A1C. Thomas Shepard, 332nd EAMXS assistant dedicated crew chief, guides F-16C block 40 #89-2092 from the 34th FS after its landing. This F-16 became the first 40 block to surpass the 7,000-hour milestone. [USAF photo by SrA. Tiffany Trojca]