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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nicholas Gentile prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 31, 2010. Gentile is a fighter pilot assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C.

FALCON LAUNCH

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Nicholas Gentile prepares to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft on Joint Base Balad, Iraq, July 31, 2010. Gentile is a fighter pilot assigned to the 169th Fighter Wing out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C.

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