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Dr. Pedro Loureiro checks a film reel at the automated search and retrieval system at the Defense Imagery Management Operations Center-Riverside, Calif., Oct. 9, 2012. Loureiro, the archivist at DIMOC-R, helped find a film reel containing clips of the Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. The ASRS has about 280,000 analog tapes, 80,000 rells of 16mm and 35mm film and 40,000 negatives, slides and photos in storage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)

retired Col. Clarence Anderson

Retired Col. Clarence Anderson recalls various memories of flying during World War II during the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technical Exposition on Sept. 17, 2012, in Washington. Anderson's anecdote was just one of many shared on the panel as the former fighter pilots spoke about the issues they faced as part of the Army Air Corps during that era. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Aaron Stout)

retired Col. Clarence Anderson

Retired Col. Clarence Anderson recalls various memories of flying during World War II during the Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technical Exposition on Sept. 17, 2012, in Washington. Anderson's anecdote was just one of many shared on the panel as the former fighter pilots spoke about the issues they faced as part of the Army Air Corps during that era. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Aaron Stout)

Phantom in the water

A piece of an F-4 Phantom II fuel tank lies on the ground of the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. The Anchorage Port Authority and the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Crash Recovery Unit, under the 3rd Maintenance Squadron, are removing an F-4 fuel tank that is embedded in the harbor bank. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)

Phantom in the water

Airmen from the 3rd Maintenance Squadron Crash Recovery Team survey the area where they will dig out an F-4 Phantom II external fuel tank at the Port of Anchorage, Alasak, Sept. 18, 2012. F-4s were flown at Elmendorf Air Force Base through 1982. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)

Phantom in the water

Tech. Sgt. Richard Hittie uses a high-pressure hose to clear the silt that has built up inside a jettisoned F-4 Phantom II fuel tank at the Port of Anchorage, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2012. Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson and the Port of Anchorage worked together to safely remove the external fuel tank, which was discovered earlier by Port personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Omari Bernard)

Honor Guard Shield

Air Force Honor Guard Shield. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Richard Rapoza)

UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on

Airmen from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, salute the last active B-17 Flying Fortress in Europe as it flies over the former Knettishall Airfield on July 14, 2012. The fly-over was part of the 388th Bombardment Group memorial re-dedication at Coney Weston, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Megan P. Lyon)

UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on

Col. Mark Ciero, the 48th Fighter Wing vice commander, lays a wreath at the 388th Bombardment Group memorial at Coney Weston, England, July 14, 2012. The memorial was re-dedicated to the Airmen who lost their lives while serving in the 388th BG at Knettishall Airfield, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Megan P. Lyon)

Former Air Force pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star

Francis Gary Powers (right) talks to U-2 designer Kelly Johnson in 1966. Powers was an Air Force fighter pilot recruited by the CIA in 1956 to fly civilian U-2 missions deep into Russia. Powers and other Air Force Reserve pilots resigned their commissions to become civilians. (U.S. Air Force photo)

National Memorial Day Parade

The Chesapeake Caledonian Pipes and Drums Band performs at the National Memorial Day Parade, May 28, 2012 in Washington D.C. The annual National Memorial Day Parade is an opportunity for thousands of patriotic Americans to come together and honor those who have sacrificed so much in service to our country.