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Tuesday, August 26, 2008


PIT STOP - U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gary Middlebrooks, piloting an F-16 Fighting Falcon, waits in a hot pit area for his wingman as sunset approaches in Balad, Iraq, Aug. 17, 2008. Fighters taxi to hot pit areas before takeoff so airmen can ready the aircrafts' weapons systems for combat. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Nancy Ausland

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Tuesday, July 08, 2008


FALCON FIREWORKS
An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft sits on the runway during an early Independence Day celebration and fireworks display in Madison, Wis., June 28, 2008. The Falcon aircraft is assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard. U.S. Air Force photo by Joe Oliva

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

EAGLES AND FALCONS
A flight of Aggressor F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation, June 5, 2008, over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The jets are assigned to the 64th and 65th Aggressor squadrons at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald

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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

The wheels on the plane go round and round
Staff Sgt. Joshua Banner replaces retaining rings on an F-16 Fighting Falcon's main landing gear wheel at Balad Air Base, Iraq. The 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron provides combat-ready aircraft and munitions to the air component commander in support of coalition forces throughout Iraq. Sergeant Banner is a 332nd EMXS crew chief deployed from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.

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Saturday, January 26, 2008


FALCON REFUELING
An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker as it flys from Kunsan Air Base, Korea, to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 20, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Eric T. Sheler

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Friday, September 28, 2007

Airpower Summary for Sept. 27, 2007

An F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker over central Iraq to refuel while supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Erik Hofmeyer)

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Friday, July 27, 2007


MISSION READY — An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon waits for its next mission at Balad Air Base, Iraq. F-16s fly close air support missions exclusively for Operation Iraqi Freedom. There were 49 close air support missions flown by coalition aircraft for OIF July 26. Photo courtesy of U.S. Central Command Air Forces

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Friday, April 20, 2007


ROUTINE INSPECTION — U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gil Alicea, of the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, removes panels from an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a routine phase inspection at Balad Air Base, Iraq, April 16, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza

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Friday, March 02, 2007


Fighting Falcons
Two F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron sit on the ramp Feb. 26, after recently arriving in Balad Air Base, Iraq. The F-16s are deployed from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing along with roughly 400 guardsmen in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Julie M. Tomaska

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