Operation Sandstorm 13-1

Lt. Col. Thomas Balch, a 144th Fighter Wing F-16 pilot, conducts his pre-flight inspection before the morning launch during a Phase I operational readiness exercise March 2, 2013 at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif. The Phase I exercise tests the base's ability to transition from peacetime readiness into a wartime posture. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn)

PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn
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