Buddy system, the Falcon way Published Dec. 4, 2002 AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFPN) -- Two F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft take off here Dec. 3 for a training mission. Many base airmen and aircraft recently returned from a 90-day deployment supporting Operation Southern Watch and a two-month deployment to Decimomannu Air Base, Sardinia, while Aviano's runway was renovated. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Isaac G. L. Freeman)