An RAF C-130J launches flare countermeasures prior to being the first coalition aircraft to land on the reopened military runway at Baghdad International Airport, July 1, 2004. The runway was bombed by coalition aircraft and has been closed since the beginning of the war. Repaired by the 1st Expeditionary Red Horse Group and the 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron it is now operational. [USAF photo by Master Sgt. Robert R. Hargreaves Jr.]
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