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Stu Scripter, a 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintainer, stands in front of F-16 Fighting Falcon 88-0421 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 6, 2026. Scripter reunited with the aircraft while working on the Ogden Air Logistics Complex production line, 26 years after it served as the backdrop for his military retirement ceremony from the 421st Fighter Squadron. The inset image shows Scripter with the same jet during his retirement on July 20, 2000. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by David Perry; original photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

PHOTO BY: David Perry
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260512-F-BK017-1001

Stu Scripter, a 573rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintainer, stands in front of F-16 Fighting Falcon 88-0421 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 6, 2026. Scripter reunited with the aircraft while working on the Ogden Air Logistics Complex production line, 26 years after it served as the backdrop for his military retirement ceremony from the 421st Fighter Squadron. The inset image shows Scripter with the same jet during his retirement on July 20, 2000. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by David Perry; original photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)

PHOTO BY: David Perry
VIRIN: 260512-F-BK017-1001.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.45 MB
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IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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