RNlAF Lt. Col. Marten 'Jimi' Hendriksma of Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands, commander of Air Task Force-17, based out of Volkel AB, performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-16 before going on a mission on June 24th, 2011. [USAF photo by Sgt. Richard Andrade]
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News: Dutch F-16 crew chiefs make the mission happen in Afghanistan [2011-07-25]
A vehicle convoy on its way to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, comes under attack; immediately the convoy commander calls for an air strike. Once the F-16 fighter jet crew chiefs get the word, they know exactly what to do and rush to the airfield to prepare F-16s for launch to assist the troops on the ground.
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