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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rebeca Hill puts fluorescent fluid on the engine exhaust cover of an F-16 Fighting Falcon to find any cracks, Feb. 21, 2008, at Balad Air Base, Iraq.

FALCON GLOW

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rebeca Hill puts fluorescent fluid on the engine exhaust cover of an F-16 Fighting Falcon to find any cracks, Feb. 21, 2008, at Balad Air Base, Iraq.

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