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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caesar Rivera rotates an actuator for the leading edge flap test of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an inspection on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, June 18, 2008. Rivera is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

F-16 LEADING EDGE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Caesar Rivera rotates an actuator for the leading edge flap test of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during an inspection on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, June 18, 2008. Rivera is assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron deployed from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

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