F-16 Fighting Falcon Pilot from the 410 Air Expeditionary Wing performs a munitions check, preparing it for an operation sortie in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom forward deployed in an undisclosed location, March 21, 2003. The 410 AEW is responsible for critical sorties flown in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.