Air Force Col. Timothy Madden (left), commander of the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, and Tech Sgt. Jacob Rocha (right), a crew chief with the 149th Maintenance Group, perform pre-flight checks before Madden's first flight in the wing's newly painted F-16 heritage jet at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 15, 2017. The 149th FW received authorization for the nonstandard markings in order to commemorate the Air Force's upcoming 70th anniversary. The markings represent the wing's lineage with its unit's origins dating back to the 396th Fighter Squadron "Thunder Bums" P-
Air Force Col. Timothy Madden (left), commander of the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, and Tech Sgt. Jacob Rocha (right), a crew chief with the 149th Maintenance Group, perform pre-flight checks before Madden's first flight in the wing's newly painted F-16 heritage jet at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, June 15, 2017. The 149th FW received authorization for the nonstandard markings in order to commemorate the Air Force's upcoming 70th anniversary. The markings represent the wing's lineage with its unit's origins dating back to the 396th Fighter Squadron "Thunder Bums" P-47 paint scheme from 1944.
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