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Senior Airman Jaymes Russell prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to fly a mission.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jaymes Russell, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft to fly a mission from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, on July 7, 2010. Pilots and maintenance personnel from various units deployed to Joint Base Balad with the 169th Fighter Wing to cover an Air Expeditionary Force deployment.