Syracuse ANG fighters prepare for combat
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq -- Col. Charles "Spider" Dorsey taxies alongside a Syracuse, N.Y., Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon prior to takeoff here Aug. 26. Dorsey, the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group deputy commander, is deployed from the Syracuse ANG's 174th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)