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Two U.S. Air Force F-117A Nighthawks hold before takeoff on combat patrol mission over Iraq on March 13, 1998. Nighthawk stealth fighters are deployed to Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. The Nighthawks are attached to the 8th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.

Two U.S. Air Force F-117A Nighthawks hold before takeoff on combat patrol mission.

Two U.S. Air Force F-117A Nighthawks hold before takeoff on combat patrol mission over Iraq on March 13, 1998. Nighthawk stealth fighters are deployed to Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, in support of Operation Southern Watch which is the U.S. and coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Southern Iraq. The Nighthawks are attached to the 8th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.

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