F-16 armed to the hilt

Houston, Texas (TX), US

Airplanes - Military - Parked - Fighters
By: Pdunn

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Comments

jbottero

@ 2006-09-11 10:02:21

The positioning of the hangers and the security parameter suggest that these are “alert birds”, fully armed fighters manned by crews 24/7 ready to launch in very short periods of time. Most fighter bases here and overseas have a few of these. In the United States, they are often Air National Guard, rather than regular Active Duty Air Force.