Airmen support Iraqi elections, see history in making
An F-16 Fighting Falcon stands ready to take to the sky in support of the 2009 Iraqi provincial elections Jan. 30 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Members of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing are engaged in providing airpower in support of the government of Iraq as it conducts this historical election. In all, more than 14,000 candidates, including more than 4,000 women, are running for approximately 440 provincial council seats. (U. S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)