 This was the first air raid in Iraq since July 2009.USAF F-16s participated in the enforcement of no-fly zone over Libya as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn.The F-16's first air-to-air combat success was achieved by the Israeli Air Force (IAF) over the Bekaa Valley on 28 April 1981, against a Syrian Mi-8 helicopter, which was downed with cannon fire following an unsuccessful attempt with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile (AAM).