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The 37th Tactical Fighter Wing, under the command of USAF Col. Alton C. Whitley, Jr., (Clemson University Class of 1968) flew the first strike missions against Baghdad, hitting important communications and control centers, radar sites, and antiaircraft batteries. Utilizing laser guided 2,000 LB bombs, about thirty F-117As participated in the first night's attacks. Despite an enormous amount of anti-aircraft fire, the F-117As under Whitley's command carried out their missions flawlessly, and not a single aircraft was lost to enemy fire.
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