Gentlemen, start your engines!
Members of the 77th Aircraft Maintenance Unit position an F-16 Fighting Falcon for an engine run up July 16 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. The links and bar attached to the arresting hook secures the aircraft to the ground to prevent any movement and ensure the safety of the Airmen on the ground. The run up of the engine to full afterburner allows the engine mechanics and crew chiefs to ensure all systems are fully functional before putting the fighter back into operational use. The aircraft and members of the 77th AMU are deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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