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December 14, 2009

Ready For Takeoff

Senior Airman Deandre Barnes, a 1st Fighter Wing crew chief, waits for orders as an F-22 Raptor pilot prepares for takeoff November 30, 2009, at an airfield in Southwest Asia. The unit participated in the Iron Falcon exercise while on temporary duty from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. Airman Barnes hails from Jacksonville, Arkansas.

Photo: U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr