LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- Lt. Col. Mark McCauley, Col. Charles Smith, and Maj. Mark Mitchum, F-16 pilots with the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing in Sandston, Va., walk to their aircraft for their final flight with the wing June 20. For the past two years, the 192nd FW has been integrating with the 1st Fighter Wing here as part of the Total Force Initiative. Pilots from the 192nd FW are transitioning from to the F-22A Raptor and belong to the first Air National Guard unit to fly the Raptor. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)

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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- Maj. Mark "Bull" Mitchum, an F-16 pilot with the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing in Sandston, Va., waves as he taxis down the runway prior to flying his last F-16 mission June 20. For the past two years, the 192nd FW has been integrating with the 1st Fighter Wing here as part of the Total Force Initiative. Pilots from the 192nd FW are transitioning from to the F-22A Raptor and belong to the first Air National Guard unit to fly the Raptor. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)

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LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- Lt. Col. Mark McCauley, Col. Charles Smith, and Maj. Mark Mitchum, F-16 pilots with the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing in Sandston, Va., receive their last flight brief as F-16 pilots with the wing June 20. For the past two years, the 192nd FW has been integrating with the 1st Fighter Wing here as part of the Total Force Initiative. Pilots from the 192nd FW are transitioning from to the F-22A Raptor and belong to the first Air National Guard to fly the Raptor. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)

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Falcons' final flight

Published June 22, 2007