Spang fighter returns from combat sortie
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Lt. Gen. Gary North, Air Forces Central commander, salutes after returning from a combat sortie flown July 17. F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 22nd Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, are assigned to Joint Base Balad in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Heather Norris)