<hi style=afpcap>This grim portrait of a Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon closing in on its target underscores the importance of the Air Force's air-to-ground combat forces. Fighter attack pilots rarely get the glory heaped on air-to-air combatants, but their job is more difficult and, in the view of many, more important. The F-16 is the most numerous air-to-ground warrior in Air Force uniform.</hi>
