Desert sand storm

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Airmen struggle to walk through a heavy sand storm at this forward-deployed air base March 26. Troops supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom are battling sand storms throughout the Middle Eastern region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode)

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OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Four F-16 Fighting Falcons deployed to the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing wait their turn to takeoff for a mission during a sand storm March 25. Aircraft fly Operation Iraqi Freedom missions around the clock from a forward-deployed location in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Hannen)

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Sandblast

Published March 26, 2003

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM -- Airmen struggle to walk through a heavy sand storm at a forward-deployed air base March 26. Troops supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom are battling sand storms throughout Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derrick C. Goode)

Desert sand storm

Takeoff line

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