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Operation Iraqi Freedom
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a combat mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom here July 22. The two F-16s are deployed from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing at the Tulsa International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olufemi A. Owolabi)