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Caption:
An F-15E Strike Eagle sits at the end of a runway in Southwest Asia for
last-minute safety and armament checks Dec. 11. The F-15s are deployed
to the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of Operation
Iraqi Freedom. The 494th EFS was the first unit to fly the guided bomb
unit 39/B small diameter bomb into combat in October. The new bomb, the
first of its kind in the Air Force inventory, gives aircrews the
ability to destroy targets that would normally be passed over due to
the proximity of friendly troops, civilians, structures or personal
property. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Shaun Withers)
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