Lt. Col. Gary Middlebrooks, piloting F-16C block 30 #85-1559 from the 175th FS, waits in a hot pit area near a taxiway at Balad AB for his wingman as sunset approaches on August 17th, 2008. Fighters taxi to hot pit areas before takeoff so Airmen can ready the aircrafts' weapons systems for combat. [USAF photo by MSgt. Nancy Ausland]
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