LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – Airman 1st Class Mike Daigneault, 158th Fighter Wing crew chief, clears Lt. Col. Frank Marston, 158th Fighter Wing Alert Detachment 1 commander, for takeoff Oct. 28. The aircraft, an F-16C Fighting Falcon, carries a fourth-generation advanced targeting LITENING pod, which will be tested for the first time during the two-week exercise Bold Quest 2009, an advanced concept technology demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)

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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – Maj. John Wilcox, Air Combat Command Inspector General F-16 Operations inspector, enters the cockpit of an F-16C Fighting Falcon and prepares for takeoff Oct. 28. The fighter jet carries a fourth-generation advanced targeting LITENING pod, which will be tested for the first time during the two-week exercise Bold Quest 2009, an advanced concept technology demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)

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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – An F-16C Fighting Falcon piloted by Lt. Col. Frank Marston, 158th Fighter Wing Alert Det. 1 commander, takes off Oct. 28. The fighter jet carries a fourth-generation advanced targeting LITENING pod, which will be tested for the first time during the two-week exercise Bold Quest 2009, an advanced concept technology demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)

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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – Lt. Col. Frank Marston, 158th Fighter Wing Alert Detachment 1 commander, prepares for takeoff in an F-16C Fighting Falcon Oct. 28. The fighter jet carries a fourth-generation advanced targeting LITENING pod, which will be tested for the first time during the two-week exercise Bold Quest 2009, an advanced concept technology demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)

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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – Lt. Col. Frank Marston, 158th Fighter Wing Alert Detachment 1 commander, enters the cockpit of an F-16C Fighting Falcon and prepares for takeoff Oct. 28. The fighter jet carries a fourth-generation advanced targeting LITENING pod, which will be tested for the first time during the two-week exercise Bold Quest 2009, an advanced concept technology demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)

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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – An F-16C Fighting Falcon piloted by Maj. John Wilcox, Air Combat Command Inspector General F-16 Operations inspector, sours past the blazing sun during takeoff Oct. 28. The fighter jet carries a fourth-generation advanced targeting LITENING pod, which will be tested for the first time during the two-week exercise Bold Quest 2009, an advanced concept technology demonstration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Rebecca Montez)

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Photos: Bold Quest takes flight

Published Oct. 28, 2009