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As the crewchief (right) stows safety pins from the weapons pylons, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Gart "Batman" Batinich, 466th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah, pilot, checks the GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 laser guidance systems as he preflights his F-16C before the mission. This is the first time Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots will fly Operation ENDURING FREEDOM strike missions into Afghanistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

As the crewchief (left) pulls safety pins from the weapons pylons, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Gart "Batman" Batinich, 466th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah, pilot, pushes on the 370-gallon drop tank as he preflights his F-16C before the mission. The F-16C is equipped with GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 laser guidance systems. This is the first time Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots will fly Operation ENDURING FREEDOM strike missions into Afghanistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Gart "Batman" Batinich, 466th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah, pilot, prepares to board his F-16C. This is the first time Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots will fly Operation ENDURING FREEDOM strike missions into Afghanistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

As his ground crew stands by, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Gart "Batman" Batinich, 466th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah, pilot, prepares to board his F-16C. This is the first time Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots will fly Operation ENDURING FREEDOM strike missions into Afghanistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

For the first time Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots flying F-16C Fighting Falcons of the 466th Fighter Squadron (FS), Hill AFB, Utah, fly Operation ENDURING FREEDOM strike missions into Afghanistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. With ground crew following a 466th FS pilot preflights his aircraft before the mission. The F-16C is equipped with GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 laser guidance systems

Completing the walk around Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Gart "Batman" Batinich, 466th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah, pilot, prepares to board his F-16C. This is the first time Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots will fly Operation ENDURING FREEDOM strike missions into Afghanistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

The crewchief signals a quick stop to the F-15E Strike Eagle, 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, to check the brakes. Visible is part of the aircrafts load, a rack of GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 guidance system, and one of the LANTRIN Navigation and Targeting System pods. The aircraft is preparing for its first bombing mission into Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

Maintenance airmen get ready for the aircrew's arrival at an F-16C Fighting Falcon, 466th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The F-16C is equipped with GBU-12 500-pound laser-guided munitions for strike missions into Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Arriving at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, only days before, F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Air Expeditionary Wing, 391st Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, are prepared to fly their first bombing missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM into Afghanistan. The crewchief removes locking pins from the nose gear prior to taxiing. The 366th AEW is one of the Air Force's "on-call 911" fighter wings, ready to deploy at a moments notice

As the crewchief (rear) pulls safety pins from the weapons pylons, Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Gart "Batman" Batinich, 466th Fighter Squadron, Hill AFB, Utah, pilot, checks the GBU-12 500-pound bombs with CCG MAU-169 laser guidance systems as he preflights his F-16C before the mission. This is the first time Air Force Reserve Command fighter pilots will fly Operation ENDURING FREEDOM strike missions into Afghanistan from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Base: Al Udeid Air Base, Doha

Country: Qatar (QAT)

Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Dave Nolan, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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