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BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- An F-16C Fighter Aircraft from the 332nd Expeditionary Wing, Balad Airbase, Iraq performs an afterburner takeoff on its way to fly a combat mission in the skies over Iraq. Operations, maintenance and support personnel are deployed from the 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wisconsin Air National Guard. Their contributions are in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Daniel Richardson) (Released)