BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) -- About 15 Colorado Air National Guard F-16 fighter jets have left Buckley Air Force Base in the Denver suburb of Aurora for a deployment in Iraq.
The jets from the 140th Wing took off at about 1 a.m. Tuesday for the first leg of the trip, a 10-hour flight to Spain. Total flying time to Iraq is about 20 hours.
Commanders say the early-morning departure was dictated by in-flight refueling schedules and changing time zones.
This is the fourth deployment of the 140th Wing during the past six years to support operations in Iraq.
Information from: The Denver Post, http://www.denverpost.com
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