F-16CJ - Heading home

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey—An F-16CJ Fighting Falcon pilot with the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares for his final takeoff from here. He and other airmen are returning home to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. after supporting Operation Northern Watch for several years. Aircraft flew their last ONW mission March 17. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Thompson)