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American Eagle flies in Swiss sky

PAYERNE AIR BASE, Switzerland -- Capt. Joel Hemphill taxis an F-15 Eagle back to the parking area after his performance Sept. 5 for more than 180,000 people at the Air 04 air show here. This is the first air show in Switzerland in more than 12 years. Captain Hemphill is a pilot with the F-15 West Coast Demonstration Team from the 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft is from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Robert Zoellner)

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American servicemembers bridge gap between Afghan provinces, relationships

A U.S. Army helicopter flies over Afghanistan's flag on Dec. 26, 2009, at Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Afghans celebrated the Arghandab Bridge opening. The bridge is important to security in the winter and spring months when forces were previously limited to being supported by helicopter due to high water levels. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

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American servicemembers, helicopters deploy to Haiti

Joint Task Force-Bravo members load a C-17 Globemaster III March 20 with the first of three UH-60 Blackhawks that were loaded in a single aircraft March 20, 2010, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Soto Cano AB officials sent more than 180,000 pounds of equipment and 40 servicemembers to support Joint Task Force-Haiti's disaster relief mission, Operation Unified Response. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

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American servicemembers, helicopters deploy to Haiti

Joint Task Force-Bravo members keep a UH-60 Blackhawk straight while loading it onto a C-17 Globemaster III March 20, 2010, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Soto Cano AB officials sent 40 servicemembers and four UH-60 Blackhawks to support Joint Task Force-Haiti airlift operations as part of the disaster relief mission Operation Unified Response. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

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American servicemembers, helicopters deploy to Haiti

Joint Task Force- Bravo members load a C-17 Globemaster III with UH-60 Blackhawks and equipment March 20, 2010, at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. Soto Cano AB officials sent 40 servicemembers and four UH-60 Blackhawks to support Joint Task Force-Haiti airlift operations as part of the disaster relief mission Operation Unified Response. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bryan Franks)

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American servicemembers, helicopters deploy to Haiti

Senior Airman Kristopher Rainwater salutes a C-17 Globemaster III as it departs March 21, 2010, from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, with Joint Task Force-Bravo members deploying to Port au Prince, Haiti. Soto Cano AB officials sent 40 servicemembers and four UH-60 Blackhawks to support Joint Task Force-Haiti airlift operations as part of the disaster relief mission Operation Unified Response. Airman Rainwater is a 612th Logistics Readiness Squadron crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Jen Richard)

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American, British forces hone warfighting skills together

A British GR-1 Tornado provides close-air support for American Soldiers during a mission rehearsal exercise at the Joint Readiness Center in Fort Polk, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Casey Bain)

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America's B-1B Lancer takes to Russian sky

ZHUKOVSKY, Russia -- An American B-1B Lancer prepares to take off at Ramenskoye Airfield on Aug. 18 at the Moscow International Aviation and Space Salon here. The B-1B is performing daily aerial demonstrations at the air show. Other American aircraft on static display during the show include the F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, KC-10 Extender and KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mona Ferrell)

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AMIS 2

KIGALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Rwanda -- Airman Shawn Perry tightens bolts on the engine of a C-130 Hercules in the early morning hours after it returned from a mission to bring Rwandan defense forces to the Darfur region of Sudan. The U.S. Air Force is set to bring more than 1,200 troops to the operation. Airman Perry is deployed from the 86th Air Maintenance Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mike Meares)

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AMIS 2

KIGALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Rwanda - A C-130 Hercules prepares to take off in the early morning hours as members of the 86th Air Expeditionary Group work to get the plane in the air. The 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen are deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mike Meares)

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AMLOs help soldiers, Marines

HUNTER ARMY FIELD, Ga. -- An Air Force loadmaster from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., directs the loading of an M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter onto a C-17 Globemaster III here. The trailer is used to move Army M1 Abrams tanks. The exercise was part of a joint training program established by Maj. Edward Black, an Air Mobility Liaison Officer with the 3rd Infantry Division, to provide more realistic load training for the Air Force and more airlift equipment preparation training for the Army. (Courtesy photo)

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An Airman for now, a Marine forever

Marine Corps Maj. Eric Hugg stands next to an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon July 31, 2014, at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Hugg is a trained A/V-8B II Harrier pilot in the Marine Corps assigned to Shaw AFB’s 55th Fighter Squadron as an F-16 pilot as part of an exchange program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan Bass)

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An Eagle and Raptor

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- An F/A-22 Raptor and an F-15 Eagle fly over Virgina. The F/A-22's advanced features mean that the aircraft can get to targets faster and undetected, stay longer, get the first shot, and gather and share information in real time with other combatants. (Courtesy photo)

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An Eagle takes flight

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- An F-15 Eagle from the 60th Fighter Squadron takes off from here. Airmen and aircraft from the 33rd Fighter Wing participated in a joint combat-identification exercise in Gulfport, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bob Zoellner)

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An/ASQ-236 Radar Pod

The AN/ASQ-236 Radar Pod contains synthetic aperture radar that provides detailed maps for surveillance, coordinate generation and bomb impact assessment purposes. It will be operational on the F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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And it goes round and round

Staff Sgt. Christopher Matthews, 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion systems craftsman, inspects an F-16 Fighting Falcon exhaust nozzle March 16, 2010, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Once the nozzle passes quality assurance check, it can be installed on an F-16 engine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nick Wilson)

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Andersen AFB Hosts Valiant Shield 2010

Members of the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 perform a hotpit refuel on an F/A 18 Delta Hornet during Valiant Shield 2010 Sept. 14, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Valiant Shield is an integrated joint training and interoperability exercise among U.S. military forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Julian North)

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Andersen AFB Hosts Valiant Shield 2010

An F-22 Raptor is refueled during Valiant Shield 2010 Sept. 14, 2010, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Julian North)

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Andersen airdrop

Staff Sgt. Allen Culbreth retrieves static line deployment bags after a container delivery system was released from a C-17 Globemaster III during an airdrop mission Dec. 14 over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The C-17 from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is conducting airdrop training at Andersen AFB. The Airmen is a loadmaster with the 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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Andersen airdrop

Tech. Sgt. Ken Bragg and Staff Sgt. Allen Culbreth watch as a container delivery system is released from a C-17 Globemaster III during an airdrop mission Dec. 14 over Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The C-17 from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, is conducting airdrop training at Andersen AFB. The Airmen are loadmasters with the 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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