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A U.S. Air Force airman assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron arms an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft by removing the safety pins at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, on June 18, 2008. The F-16 pilots provide close air support to ground forces during combat missions all over Iraq.

A U.S. Air Force airman arms an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.

A U.S. Air Force airman assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron arms an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft by removing the safety pins at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, on June 18, 2008. The F-16 pilots provide close air support to ground forces during combat missions all over Iraq.

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