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A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 510th Fighter Squadron makes a last-minute check of his maps as he prepares to launch on March 24, 1999, from Aviano Air Base, Italy, on a mission in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Operation Allied Force is the air operation against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

A pilot from the 510th Fighter Squadron makes a last-minute check of his maps.

A U.S. Air Force pilot from the 510th Fighter Squadron makes a last-minute check of his maps as he prepares to launch on March 24, 1999, from Aviano Air Base, Italy, on a mission in support of NATO Operation Allied Force. Operation Allied Force is the air operation against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

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