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U.S. Air Force airmen from the 169th Maintenance Group out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., perform post-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, following a mission on June 29, 2010.

U.S. Air Force airmen perform post-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 169th Maintenance Group out of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., perform post-flight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, following a mission on June 29, 2010.

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