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Short-notice: A new way to exercise

Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan, prepare for an aeromedical evacuation exercise on a KC-135 Stratotanker Dec. 5, 2014, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The operation was executed in support of Beverly Sunrise 15-1, a large-scale exercise that incorporated five Pacific Air Forces bases and lasted about a week. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Derek VanHorn)

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Short-notice: A new way to exercise

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing departs Dec. 4, 2014, from Misawa Air Base, Japan. Numerous F-16s left Misawa for Osan AB, South Korea, in support of Beverly Sunrise 15-1, an exercise that deployed more than 200 Airmen and incorporated five Pacific Air Forces bases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Derek VanHorn)

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joint forcible entry exercise

Airman 1st Class Jace Fore spots a vehicle loader toward a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Dec. 6, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. in support of a joint forcible entry exercise. Aerial porters loaded cargo, meals and offered fleet support to the five jets simultaneously without a single safety discrepancy or delay. Fore is a ramp services technician with the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)

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Kunsan Wolfpack

A South Korean air force F-15 Strike Eagle lands Nov. 17, 2014, during Max Thunder 14-2 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy personnel and aircraft are training alongside South Korean air forces in the semi-annual, bilateral training event, which is the largest flying exercise held on the Korean Peninsula. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Divine Cox)

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Operation United Assistance

Aerial porters from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Contingency Response Group offload humanitarian cargo from a KC-10 Extender Nov. 12, 2014, at the Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal. The Kentucky Airmen will stage the cargo in Senegal before transferring it to C-130J Super Hercules for delivery into Monrovia, Liberia, in support of Operation United Assistance, the U.S. Agency for International Development-led, whole-of-government effort to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Maj. Dale Greer)

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MC-12 Liberty Mission

Airmen from the 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron prepare an MC-12W Liberty for operations Aug. 25, 2010, on Kandahar Airfield, Afghan. The MC-12W provides full-motion video and signals intelligence to assist battlefield commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during Red Flag-Alaska 15-1 Oct. 10, 2014, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The Pacific Air Forces field training exercise focused on improving combat readiness of U.S. and international forces flown under simulated air combat conditions to prepare for realistic threats. The F-16 is from Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Taylor Curry)

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Red Flag-Alaska

A South Korea air force KF-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during Red Flag-Alaska 15-1 Oct. 9, 2014, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. This exercise marks the first time South Korea air force KF-16s have participated in Red Flag-Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Taylor Curry)

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Two snubber brakes sit on a KC-135 Stratotanker Aug. 12, 2014, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The snubber brake system consists of two brake linings attached to two spring arms, which contact the nose landing gear tires after gear retraction to eliminate noise and vibration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tori Schultz)

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Staff Sgt. Joshua Osvold drills holes into an Improved Nose Wheel Snubber Brake Aug. 12, 2014, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The KC-135 Stratotanker uses the snubber brake to eliminate noise and vibration when the landing gear is retracted. Osvold is a 6th Maintenance Group aircraft metals technologists. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tori Schultz)

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340th Aircraft Maintenance Unit aircraft maintenance

Tech Sgt. Ryan Riley wipes sweat from his brow while he and Airman 1st Class Connor Sweeney work together to adjust the aircrafts boom pod shaft Aug. 5, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Airmen who perform maintenance on the flightline here endure stifling heat, sand and wind to keep air refueling aircraft and a multitude of other airframes taking off and landing day and night. Sweeney is a 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit hydraulic systems craftsmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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340th Aircraft Maintenance Unit aircraft maintenance

Heat rises from the flightline as Airman 1st Class Connor Sweeney moves equipment during a post flight inspection Aug. 5, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. During post-flight inspections, the hydraulic systems craftsmen ensure the boom is functional and prepared for the next in-air refueling mission. Sweeney is a 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit hydraulic systems craftsman. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr.)

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D’Marrion Otten (right), a Make-a-Wish foundation wish recipient, meets Airmen volunteers Aug. 15, 2014, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Make-a-Wish also partnered with the Coast Guard and the Solano County Sheriff's Department. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Amber Carter)

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All lined up

Airman 1st Class Alixandra Druckenmiller inspects the cords to an ACES II parachute, Aug. 19, 2014, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The day-to-day equipment pilots need such as helmet and harness are inspected every day, while most of the equipment installed inside the jet can be inspected monthly or annually. Druckenmiller is a 31st Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matthew Lotz)

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Airman 1st Class Jonathan Greene rebuilds a pilot’s MBU 20-P mask, Aug. 19, 2014, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. AFE Airmen are responsible for all the pilots’ equipment they carry as well as the equipment that is installed inside the aircraft. Greene is a 31st Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Matthew Lotz)

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Equipment accountability vital to partnership

Tool kits sit inside the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's equipment checkout area Aug. 20, 2014, in Souda Bay, Greece. Each set of equipment has a unique identifier that is tracked by the Airmen who run the supply line. Every morning, the Airmen run an accountability of their inventory and check out the equipment to fellow maintainers who can then work on aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee)

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Equipment accountability vital to partnership

Senior Airman Alec Vautherot reviews a technical order before beginning preventative maintenance on a F-16 Fighting Falcon Aug. 20, 2014, at Souda Bay, Greece. The equipment Vautherot uses must be checked out each morning from a controlled supply line. Vautherot is a 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit electrical environmental specialist and is native of Waterford, Mich. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee)

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Equipment accountability vital to partnership

Senior Airman Coleman Haynes checks out equipment to Staff Sgt. Dionne Williams Aug. 20, 2014, at the squadron's supply area in Souda Bay, Greece. Coleman is a 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron support technician and native of Nevis, Minn., and Williams is a 52nd AMXS, 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit jet engine technician and a native of Honolulu. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee)

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Staff Sgt. Mark Clements performs an intake inspection on an F-15 Strike Eagle after the aircraft completed a mission Aug. 14, 2014, on Osan Air Base, South Korea. The jets are equipped with two intake ramps that are designed to generate a shock wave to aid the inlet compression process at supersonic speeds. Clements is a 391st Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Owsianka)

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Airman 1st Class Blake Destasio looks at a technical order prior to checking the engine oil on an F-15 Strike Eagle in a hangar Aug. 14, 2014, on Osan Air Base, South Korea. Technical orders, loaded on rugged laptops, are used to facilitate maintenance on aircraft by providing Airmen with reference material. Destasio is a 391st Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Owsianka)

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