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Hiker finds F-16 rack

Airmen with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal unit and the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., examine an F-16 Fighting Falcon triple ejector rack in the White Tank Mountains on Thursday, March 23, 2006. The Airmen were ensuring the rack didn't contain unexploded cartridges. The rack was released from a 61st Fighter Squadron F-16 during an in-flight emergency on Aug. 11, 2003.  A local resident found the item while hiking and led the Air Force team to the site. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angela Clemens)

Airmen with the 56th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal unit and the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., examine an F-16 Fighting Falcon triple ejector rack in the White Tank Mountains on Thursday, March 23, 2006. The Airmen were ensuring the rack didn't contain unexploded cartridges. The rack was released from a 61st Fighter Squadron F-16 during an in-flight emergency on Aug. 11, 2003. A local resident found the item while hiking and led the Air Force team to the site. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angela Clemens)