Images: Final U.S. Air Force combat mission over Iraq [Image 7 of 7]
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Lt. Col. Jason Plourde, 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander and Col. Rodney Petithomme, 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group commander, shake hands after flying the last two combat aircraft over Iraq, Dec. 18, 2011. Piloting F-16s, they provided top cover for the last convoys leaving the country. Petithomme is a native of Angels Camp, Calif., and is deployed from Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Plourde is a native of Hermon, Maine, and is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
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Date Taken:12.18.2011
Date Posted:12.20.2011 15:05
Photo ID:502390
VIRIN:111218-F-NB595-002
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Final US Air Force combat mission over Iraq






