The beat goes on
BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- Capt. Bart Wilbanks walks to his F-16 Fighting Falcon as maintainers prepare it for an early morning close-air support mission over Mosul, Iraq. Captain Wilbanks is from Waco, Texas, and deployed to this base from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Lawn)