A head on view of a loaded F-16C Fighting Falcon, 354th Fighter Wing, 18th Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska, sits on the rain soaked ramp at a forward operating location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The F-16C has two AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), two AIM-9 Sidewinders, and four GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound bombs. It also is fitted with a Martin Marietta Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night (LANTIRN) System. The F-16C is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost,...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: A head on view of a loaded F-16C Fighting Falcon, 354th Fighter Wing, 18th Fighter Squadron, Eielson AFB, Alaska, sits on the rain soaked ramp at a forward operating location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The F-16C has two AIM-120A Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), two AIM-9 Sidewinders, and four GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pound bombs. It also is fitted with a Martin Marietta Low-Altitude Navigation and Targeting InfraRed for Night (LANTIRN) System. The F-16C is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft. It is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the United States and allied nations.

Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Country: Unknown

Scene Major Command Shown: CENTAF

Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Michael R. Nixon, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files