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OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- An F-117 from the 8th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Holloman A.F.B., NM, followed by F-15s from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., prepare to launch from a forward-deployed air base in the Middle East on April 14, 2003. The 8th EFS has begun returning to Hollomann A.F.B. after having been deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode)

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F-117 flight

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- An F-117 from the 8th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., flies over the Persian Gulf on April 14, 2003. The 8th EFS has begun returning to Hollomann A.F.B. after having been deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode)

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Heading home

Published April 15, 2003

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- An F-117 Nighthawk and F-15E Strike Eagles prepare to launch April 14 from a forward-deployed location supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 8th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and its F-117s are returning home to Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., after supporting the war in Iraq. The F-15Es are from Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode)

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