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A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle takes off from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, on Dec. 30, 1998, for a sortie in support of Operation Northern Watch. Northern Watch is the coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Northern Iraq.

An F-15E Strike Eagle takes off for a sortie in support of Operation Northern Watch.

A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle takes off from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, on Dec. 30, 1998, for a sortie in support of Operation Northern Watch. Northern Watch is the coalition enforcement of the no-fly-zone over Northern Iraq.

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