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F-15E pilot strikes 4,000 hours

Seventeen years in the making, Lt. Col. David Iverson holds the 4,000 hours patch he can now wear after a 10.1 hour flight in an F-15E Strike Eagle from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 11, 2010. (Courtesy Boeing photo/Lance Cheung)

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F-15E pilot strikes 4,000 hours

Lt. Col. David Iverson and Capt. Tim Tendall, with the 492nd Fighter Squadron, taxi their F-15E Strike Eagle on the flightline at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 11, 2010. Colonel Iverson passed 4,000 flight hours in the F-15E during the flight from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. The transatlantic flight was supported by seven in-flight refuelings. The exact moment he passed the milestone was while connected to a KC-135 Stratotanker. (Courtesy Boeing photo/Lance Cheung)

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Air Force officials release F-16 accident report

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons, similar to the ones pictured above, collided during a training mission, Oct. 15, 2009, about 126 nautical miles southeast of Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)

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Checking it twice

Airmen with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspect an A-10C Thunderbolt II upon arrival at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dayton Mitchell)

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10,000 hours

Two A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, flown by Lt. Col. Michael Millen, 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander, and Col. John Cherrey, 451st Expeditionary Operations Group commander, taxi down the runway after completing 10,000 hours of flying at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 1, 2010. The flying was accomplished during a six-month deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Dayton Mitchell)

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Oregon F-15s scramble to escort Hawaiian Airlines flight

Two Oregon Air National Guard F-15 Eagles, under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, intercepted Hawaiian Air Flight 39 Jan. 6, 2010, in the vicinity of Portland, Ore. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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F-22s deploy to the Pacific

Fifteen F-22 Raptors from the 90th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, are slated to deploy to Andersen AFB, Guam, in January. The deployment supports U.S. Pacific Command's theater security packages in the Western Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)

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Here's looking at you

Capt. Richard Wilson, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot with the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, conducts his pre-flight inspection Dec. 27, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

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Looking to prowl

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares to take off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Felicia Juenke)

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Taliban safehouse, gone!

An F-15E Strike Eagle drops a flare Dec. 18, 2009, during the demolition of the "Taliban Hotel," a safehouse in Khost Province used by insurgents infiltrating Afghanistan. An explosive ordnance disposal team deployed from Fort Lewis, Wash., partnered with Soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team, and Afghan national security forces to level the structure. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephen J. Otero)

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A-10s at Kandahar

Staff Sgt. Ryan Vandenbrand and Senior Airman Sophia Ramallo, both with the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, inspect an A-10 Thunderbolt II Dec. 27, 2009. The A-10 is specifically designed to provide close-air support for U.S. and coalition ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II)

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A-10s at Kandahar

An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron prepares to depart Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

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A-10s at Kandahar

Airman Derrick Coakley (left) and Senior Airman Sophia Ramallo perform maintenance on an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2009. Airmen Coakley and Ramallo are assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

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USAFE Airmen retool to enhance tradition of Building Partnerships

Capt. Jeffery Dennis describes the elements of an A-10 Thunderbolt II to Sasa Jovanovic and Col. Zlatko Sobot during their visit to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 16, 2009. Four members of the Serbian air force came to Spangdahlem to learn how a fighter squadron runs as part of their visit to the 603rd Air and Space Operations Center located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Captain Dennis is from the 81st Fighter Squadron. Mr. Jovanovic is a B-2 Spirit desk officer for the 204th Air Base of the Serbian air force. Colonel Sobot is the chief of the Serbian Air Force and Air Defense Operation Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)

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A-10 pilots prepare for mission

An A-10 Thunderbolt II with the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2009. The A-10 is specifically designed to provide close-air support for U.S. and coalition ground forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II)

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A-10 pilots prepare for mission

A crew chief with the 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron conducts a final inspection on an A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

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A-10 pilots prepare for mission

Capt. Richard Wilson, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot with the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, conducts his pre-flight inspection Dec. 27, 2009, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

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A-10 pilots prepare for mission

Capt. Richard Wilson prepares to depart on a mission at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2009. Captain Wilson is an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot with the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

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A-10 pilots prepare for mission

Capt. Mike Hobson performs preflight checks in the cockpit of an A-10 Thunderbolt II before taxiing out to the runway for take-off Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor)

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8th FS flagship arrives

Lt. Col. Craig Baker exits the first F-22 Raptor assigned to the 8th Fighter Squadron after flying it to Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., Dec. 21, 2009. The arrival of 8th FS flagship starts the next chapter of the storied history of the Black Sheep that began in 1941 when the squadron was assigned to the 49th Pursuit Group. Colonel Baker is the 8th Fighter Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John D. Strong II)

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