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Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester freefalls from the C-17 Globemaster III ramp into a high-altitude low-opening parachute deployment Nov. 17, 2013, during Exercise Kiwi Flag over the New Zealand Defence Force Raumai Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Kiwi Flag is a multilateral Royal New Zealand Air Force-sponsored tactical airlift exercise at RNZAF Base Ohakea. Koester is a 517th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron jumpmaster. Koester is also the pararescue functional manager for the Battlefield Airmen Branch at Pacific Air Forces Headquarters at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Williams is deployed from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)
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Airman 1st Class Colby Dean conducts a post flight inspection on an F-15E Strike Eagle in preparation for the Blue Flag exercise Nov. 19, 2013, at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel. Blue Flag was a multinational aerial warfare exercise hosted by Israel, which promoted improved operational capability, combat effectiveness, understanding and cooperation between the U.S., Israel, Greece, and Italy. Dean is crew chief with the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lee Osberry)
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Blue Flag

Airman 1st Class Katelyn Henry prepares forms for the next day's mission, during the Blue Flag exercise Nov. 24, 2013, at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel. Under abnormal conditions and in an unfamiliar location, maintainers from Royal Air Force Lakenheath had to use creative thinking and adaptability to meet mission requirements. Henry is an aircraft armament systems apprentice with the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lee Osberry)
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Dan Shapiro, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, talks with Capt. James Antone, 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron detachment commander (left), about post mission procedures Nov. 25, 2013, during the Blue Flag exercise at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lee Osberry)
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Senior Airman John Dikes talks with Israeli and Italian maintainers about the F-15E Strike Eagle during the Blue Flag exercise Nov. 26, 2013, at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel. Under abnormal conditions and in an unfamiliar location, maintainers from Royal Air Force Lakenheath had to use creative thinking and adaptability to meet mission requirements. Dikes is a weapons loader with the 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lee Osberry)
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An F-15E Strike Eagle taxis to the maintenance area following a combat mission during the Blue Flag exercise Nov. 26, 2013, on Uvda Air Force Base, Israel. Aircraft from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England deployed to participate in the exercise, which promoted improved operational capability, combat effectiveness, understanding and cooperation between the U.S., Israel, Greece, and Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Lee Osberry)
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Polar Force 13-9

Members of the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron board an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System as part of Exercise Polar Force 13-9 Nov. 6, 2013, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The readiness exercise is designed to validate the wing's ability integrate, mobilize and prepare assigned personnel, aircraft and equipment for their wartime mission and to employ forces and weapons systems to perform the tasked mission.
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Jumping over PARAdise

Brazilian, Canadian and U.S. pararescuemen prepare to board a Brazilian C-130E Hercules during CRUZEX at Natal Air Base, Natal, Brazil, Nov. 7, 2013. Exercises such as CRUZEX are designed and led by a host nation and partnering nations receive training opportunities that are beneficial to the entire region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Camilla Elizeu)
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Max Thunder roars on

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a Max Thunder sortie Nov. 5, 2013, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Airmen from the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and the South Korean air force continued their participation in scenarios and planning cycles in a robust exercise setting that simulated combined operations against a hostile force. This combined large-force employment exercise includes 8th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcons, 51st Fighter Wing A-10 Thunderbolts II and F-16s, Marine Air Group 12 F-18 Hornets, AV-8B Harriers II, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 18th Wing E-3B Sentries, numerous South Korean air force aircraft and accompanying support personnel. The F-16 is assigned to the 80th Fighter Squadron.
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Joint team brings ammo to Max Thunder

Airman 1st Class Gerald Rascoe helps Marine Corps ordnance technicians load a missile Nov. 4, 2013, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The 8th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems section builds and maintains missiles and bombs in support of the Marine Corps ordnance technicians during Max Thunder. The Airmen participated in the Marine mission and are just one of several teams working side-by-side during the exercise. Rascoe is an 8th Maintenance Squadron munitions systems apprentice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales)
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Two F-15C Eagles from the 48th Fighter Wing prepare to return to their simulated air combat portion of the Arctic Challenge exercise Sept. 20, 2013, over Norway. Six nations participated in the exercise to boost interoperability between NATO, the U.S., the United Kingdom and members of the Nordic Defense Cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard)
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Refueling RF-A 13-3

An F-15K Slam Eagle from the South Korean air force approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base, Japan, for mid-air refueling during RED FLAG-Alaska 13-3 Aug. 21, 2013. The F-15K is equipped with state-of-the-art mission equipment to conduct air-to-ground, air-to-air and air-to-sea missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Araos)
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Red Flag-Alaska 13-3

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft pilot waves as he taxis down the runway during Red Flag-Alaska 13-3 Aug. 13, 2013, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Red Flag-Alaska is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close-air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. The pilot is assigned to the 163rd Fighter Squadron, Indiana Air National Guard. (DOD photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Araos)
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