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A crew chief from the 78th Fighter Squadron makes a final inspection of an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to it launching from Aviano Air Base, Italy, on May 4, 1999, for a NATO Operation Allied Force mission. Operation Allied Force is the air operation against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Members of the 78th Fighter Squadron are deployed to Aviano for Allied Force from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.

A crew chief from the 78th Fighter Squadron makes a final inspection of an F-16 Fighting Falcon.

A crew chief from the 78th Fighter Squadron makes a final inspection of an F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to it launching from Aviano Air Base, Italy, on May 4, 1999, for a NATO Operation Allied Force mission. Operation Allied Force is the air operation against targets in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Members of the 78th Fighter Squadron are deployed to Aviano for Allied Force from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.

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