Capt. Alan "Tua" Talbert, 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) and Lt.Col. Bradford "Francis" Everman, 332nd EFS Commander, perform pre-flight checks on F16C+ Fighting Falcons prior to departing on Combat Air Patrols from Joint Base Balad, Iraq on April 28, 2010. Captain Talbert is also a Fighter pilot at Luke AFB, AZ and Colonel Everman is also a Flight Commander at the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, located in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)