1 FW F-15C on No-Fly Zone patrol, Northern Iraq
DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Vince Parker, U.S. Air Force.
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UN Northern and Southern
"No Fly Zones" in Iraq - ONW mission area was north of the 36th parallel |
The huge mound in the center of Irbil (Arbil) - a prominent landmark in Kurdish-controlled Northern Iraq |
 "Bingo" (71st) refuels prior to returning to Iraqi teriitory |
Iraqi Mobile SAM about to launch at a coalition aircraft |
Location of Incirlik AB in Turkey, from where the US-led coalition staged its ONW sorties |
1 FW pilot on the boom over Southeastern Turkey |
 "Toes" Bartos poses for a post-mission photo at the 71st maintenance area. Incirlik AB, Fall 2000 |
An all-too-frequent SAM launch, as it looks from the CAP |
Patroling the mountainous border region |
Feb 03 Air Force Magazine article on No-Fly-Zone enforcement, featuring 1st Fighter Wing |
71 EFS pilots at Incirlik AB, AEF 10, Fall 2000 (L-R: "Sniper", "Slam", "Booger", "Nomad", "Fangs", Lt Col "Roach" Bledsoe [71st Commander], Lt Col "Toes" Bartos, "Jeckyl", "Bingo", "Chet" (maintenance officer) |
Another SAM inbound - time to take evasive action! |
"Toes" on the tanker boom for a refueling between sweeps of the No Fly Zone |
The coalition aircraft participating in ONW at Incirlik AB, Turkey |
F15 night refueling during
No-Fly-Zone operations
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1st Fighter Wing - Operation Northern Watch
