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An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, prepares to launch from Duluth, Minn., Dec. 3, 2008. Air Force personnel and aircraft are deploying to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, as a part of an Air Expeditionary Force deployment.

BULLDOG LAUNCH

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, prepares to launch from Duluth, Minn., Dec. 3, 2008. Air Force personnel and aircraft are deploying to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, as a part of an Air Expeditionary Force deployment.

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