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180213-F-WQ255-0048

Airman 1st Class Britainy Schmid, 364th Training Squadron hydraulic apprentice course student, inspects a booster pack for damage on a C-130 Hercules at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 13, 2018. The booster pack powers the ailerons on the aircraft. Schmid is in block four of eight and scheduled to graduate March 21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alan R. Quevy)

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180210-F-AL508-0134

Capt. Thomas Beltz, C-17 Globemaster III pilot with the 514th Air Mobility Wing, closes in to refuel with a KC-10 Extender over the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 10, 2018. The 514th AMW is an Air Force Reserve Command unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

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180201-F-XN660-804

Gour Maker, a trainee at Air Force Basic Military Training, receives an “Airman’s Coin” at the Coin Ceremony Feb. 1, 2018 outside the Pfingston Reception Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. During the BMT Coin Ceremony Trainees are given “Airman’s Coins’ signifying the final transition from trainee to Airman. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Dillon Parker)

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180207-F-JV039-327

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., receives fuel during Red Flag 18-1 over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Feb. 7, 2018. Red Flag helps pilots train for real-time war scenarios and tests their readiness for future conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver)

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181213-F-GA541-0415

Royal Australian Air Force SGT Karl Penny, 37th Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster out of RAAF Base Richmond, Australia, looks out as the parachute for a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle carries humanitarian aid down to the atoll of Kapingamarangi, Federated States of Micronesia, or FSM, during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 13, 2018. Every December, U.S. Air Force crews from Yokota Air Base, Japan team up with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and RAAF to airdrop supplies to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, FSM, and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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181211-Z-GR156-0105

A Hawaii Air National Guard F-22 Raptor approaches a Wisconsin ANG KC-135 Stratotanker to receive aerial refueling, Dec. 11, 2018, over the Pacific Ocean, near the Hawaiian Islands. Sentry Aloha provides tailored, cost effective and realistic combat training for U.S. Air Force, ANG and other Department of Defense services to provide warfighters with the skill sets necessary to perform their homeland defense and overseas combat missions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

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181202-F-QN515-0152

Master Sgt. Christopher Boots, 22nd Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy flight engineer, completes pre-flight procedures on a C-5M prior to departing for Scott Air Force Base, Ill., to participate in an aeromedical evacuation proof of concept mission, Dec. 2, 2018, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Active-duty, Reserve and Delaware Air National Guard Airmen worked together during the mission to test the cargo compartment of the C-5M with the goal of establishing the aircraft as part of the universal qualification training program for all aeromedical evacuation crews. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joey Swafford)

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181115-F-ZC075-049

A C-17 Globemaster III, from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., releases flares above the Selah Airstrip over Yakima Training Center, Nov. 15, 2018. The aircraft-dispensed flares are used as infrared countermeasures designed to defeat heat-seeking, surface-to-air or air-to-air missiles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

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181210-F-EZ530-0280

A father and child unload a low-cost low-altitude bundle of humanitarian supplies during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 10, 2018, on Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia. Although Fais has a small airstrip, the islanders rarely get visitors, mail, or supplies and look towards OCD each year for the resupply of clothing, fishing, educational and medical supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Donald Hudson)

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181208-F-AL508-1222

Maj. Christopher Sampson, left, a KC-10 Extender pilot, watches as Staff Sgt. Nicole Gansert, a KC-10 boom operator, both with the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, refuels a C-17 Globemaster III crewed by Reserve Airmen with the 732nd Airlift Squadron, also with the 514th, during a training mission over the Atlantic coast Dec. 8, 2018. The 514th AMW is an Air Force Reserve Command unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)

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181206-F-GA541-0253

Airman 1st Class Matthew Pfeffer, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster from Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepares to release a low-cost, low-altitude bundle out of the back of a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2018. Through the training of LCLA airdrops on unsurveyed drop zones alongside the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and Royal Australian Air Force, the U.S. Air Force is able to maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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181126-F-QP712-0005

An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron takes off for a training sortie at RAF Lakenheath, U.K., Oct. 26, 2018. The 494th FS trains regularly to ensure RAF Lakenheath brings unique air combat capabilities to the fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew)

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181206-F-GA541-0131

Airman 1st Class Matthew Pfeffer, left, and Staff Sgt. Brian Gates, right, both 36th Airlift Squadron loadmasters out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, standby as the crew of a C-130J Super Hercules conducts a practice drop in preparation for Operation Christmas Drop 2018 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 6, 2018. Each year, OCD serves as a proving ground for the techniques used and shared between the U.S. Air Force and its regional partners in preparation to respond to natural disasters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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181201-F-OQ858-1249

The 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at Bagram Airfield Afghanistan performed jump training Dec. 2, 2018. These Airmen train during the week to ensure when they are called to do their job every member of the team can perform at their peak. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rito Smith)

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181201-F-OQ858-1205

The 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at Bagram Airfield Afghanistan performed jump training Dec. 2, 2018. These Airmen train during the week to ensure when they are called to do their job every member of the team can perform at their peak. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rito Smith)

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181104-F-VO743-1015

Airman 1st Class Chanelle Juhasz, 2nd Security Forces Squadron patrolman, guards a B-52 Stratofortress during Global Thunder 19 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 4, 2018. Global Thunder is a U.S. Strategic Command exercise designed to provide training opportunities to test and validate command, control and operational procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mozer O. Da Cunha)

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180905-F-YT646-2006

Master Sgt. James Mattingly, sitting, 361st Training Squadron aircrafts metals technology instructor, performs a demonstration for his students at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Sept. 5, 2018. Mattingly is demonstrating a Tungsten Inert Gas Welding, by heating up a thin piece of Tungsten which Mattingly uses to write/weld patterns onto the pieces of metal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Pedro Tenorio)

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181127-F-VG386-1022

A Royal Air Force F-35 Lightning II, U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle, and French air force Dassault Rafale fly behind a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing during Exercise Point Blank over the English Channel, Nov. 27, 2018. Training with NATO allies like the U.K. and France improves interoperability and demonstrates the United States’ commitment to regional security. Exercise Point Blank also represents an opportunity to enhance interoperability and integration between allied fourth and fifth-generation fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luke Milano)

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181119-F-WJ663-0026

A formation of F-35 Lightning IIs from the 388th Fighter Wing and 419th FW stationed at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, perform aerial maneuvers during as part of a combat power exercise over Utah Test and Training Range, Nov. 19, 2018. The exercise aims to confirm their ability to quickly employ a large force of jets against air and ground targets, and demonstrate the readiness and lethality of the F-35A. As the first combat-ready F-35 unit in the Air Force, the 388th and 419th FWs are ready to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cory D. Payne)

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181119-F-NL936-2072

A formation of F-35A Lightning IIs, from the 388th Fighter Wing and 419th FW, refuel over the Utah Test and Training Range, Utah, as part of a combat power exercise Nov. 19, 2018. The exercise aims to confirm their ability to quickly employ a large force of jets against air and ground targets, and demonstrate the readiness and lethality of the F-35. As the first combat-ready F-35 units in the Air Force, the 388th and 419th FWs at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, are ready to deploy anywhere in the world at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Lee)

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