Caption:
An F-16CJ deployed from the 23rd Fighter Squadron Spangdalem Air Base,
Germany heads east from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey to patrol the skies
over northern Iraq in support of Operation Northern Watch (OWN).
ONW is primarily responsible for monitoring compliance with United
Nations Security Council Resolution 688, which prohibits Iraqi
development of weapons of mass destruction, and authorizes the
enforcement of the "no-fly zone" over northern Iraq. U.S. Air
Force photo by Senior Airman James Harper (RELEASED)
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