A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon hits the afterburner as it takes off from Kuwait. A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon hits the afterburner as it takes off from Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, on March 11, 1998. Fighting Falcons have been deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Southern Watch, which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. The F-16 is deployed from the 114th Fighter Wing, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Air National Guard. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.04 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 990340-E-JAN93-528.jpg Photo Gallery