Commander Colonel Kevin W. Bradley taxis past assembled family, friends and distinguished visitors for the last time with F-16C block 30 #85-1570 (marked 174 FW) at Hancock Field ANGB. The 174th FW has converted to the MQ-9 Reaper and began flying 24/7 operations in support of OEF on 1 December 2009.
Unit morale and esprit departed with the jets.
Somewhere 20 years hence when the war with China breaks out someone will be asking “where are our fighters” as the drones get blasted out of the sky by RedArmy fighter pilots in fighters 20 years newer than the dwindling few American opponents.
once upon a time... 
F-16 Ping.