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Capt. Carrie Bell
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OPERATION NOBLE EAGLE (AFIE)

Capt. Carrie Bell, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot from Det. 388 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, performs a walk-around to ensure everything is safe prior to flying a combat air patrol mission from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., supporting Operation Noble Eagle.

F-16s at Travis sit on constant alert status and perform random combat air patrol missions in support of homeland defense in Northern California and the Western U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Verchio)