Caption:
A New Mexico Air National Guard F-16C Fighting Falcon taxis out for an
Operation Southern Watch patrol mission from Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base,
Kuwait. The "Tacos" of the 188th Fighter Squadron, 150th Fighter
Wing, New Mexico Air National Guard, fly Block 40 F-16's and are based
at Kirtland Air National Guard Base. The 188th Fighter
Squadon have recently joined their active duty counterparts from the
523rd Fighter Squadron, 27th Fighter Wing recently in the region to
support continueing air operations over the No-Fly, No-Drive Zone over
Southern Iraq. Already at the base are twelve F-117A's of the 9th
Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Wing from Holloman Air Force Base, New
Mexico.
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