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A lone U.S. Army helicopter flies over Joint Base Balad, Iraq, while the sun sets, Dec. 18, 2008. Balad hosts the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, the most forward deployed Air Force wing in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Its heritage is tied to the famous 332nd Fighter Group led by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.

BALAD SUNSET

A lone U.S. Army helicopter flies over Joint Base Balad, Iraq, while the sun sets, Dec. 18, 2008. Balad hosts the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing, the most forward deployed Air Force wing in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Its heritage is tied to the famous 332nd Fighter Group led by the Tuskegee Airmen in World War II.

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