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Checking out a ring of power

Senior Airman Chace Eck checks out an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine Sept. 2, 2009, at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Airman Eck is an aerospace propulsion journeymen assigned to the , 8th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Steffen)

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Aug. 20 airpower summary: F-16s cover coalition convoys

An F-16CJ Fighting Falcon is housed under a hardened aircraft shelter in Iraq. The F-16 is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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United Arab Emirates take off for first Red Flag

A United Arab Emirates F-16E Desert Falcon, block 60, flies over Southern Arizona Aug. 11 before heading to the country's first Red Flag at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson International Airport maintains and operates a squadron of block 60s for the purpose of training the UAE air force in the advanced multi-role fighter. (Courtesy photo)

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Shaw Airmen train with South Carolina Civil Air Patrol

Alert F-16 Fighting Falcons are readied to roll during an alert mission exercise Aug. 11 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The exercise provided training for the alert maintenance crew and pilots for real-world situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Gordinier)

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Shaw Airmen train with South Carolina Civil Air Patrol

Capt. Dave Snodgrass prepares for an F-16 Fighting Falcon for takeoff on an exercise scramble called Fertile Keynote Aug. 11 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The exercise, with cooperation from the Civil Air Patrol, provided training for the alert maintenance crew and pilots for real-world situations. Captain Snodgrass is a 79th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Gordinier)

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Gas and go

An F-16 Fighting Falcon flying over Iraq moves in behind a KC-135 Stratotanker July 28 to receive fuel before continuing with a mission to support Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

An F-16CJ Fighting Falcon approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

After refueling, the F-16CJ Fighting Falcon continues the mission over Iraq July 28 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

The pilot of the F-16CJ Fighting Falcon watches as a KC-135 Stratotanker refuels his aircraft over Iraq July 28 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

An F-16CJ Fighting Falcon approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refuels an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon July 28 over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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Refueling operations over Iraq

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refuels an F-16CJ Fighting Falcon July 28 over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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F-16s quells enemy attack

An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over Southwest Asia. The F-16 is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway)

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On the prowl

Playing the "enemy," F-16 Fighting Falcon "Aggressors" fly over the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range looking for opposing forces July 28 during Red Flag-Alaska at Eielson Air Force Base. The exercise is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise poised at giving aircrews their first 10 flights in combat. The F-16s are assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz)

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Hometown Hero Program

Jeff Skile, co-pilot of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 that crashed into the Hudson River in New York in January, climbs into a Thunderbird F-16 Fighting Falcon before his flight with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron July 23. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kristi Machado)

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Realistic training with Red Flag

Alexsi, a crew chief with the Israeli air force, conducts pre-flight checks at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., before a training mission at Red Flag 09-4. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Realistic training with Red Flag

An F-15C Eagle, an Israeli F-16CG and an F-16 Fighting Falcon wait at the end of the runway at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., before departing on a training mission during Red Flag 09-4. The F-15 is from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; the Israeli aircraft is from Ramon Air Base and the F-16 is with the Ohio Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Realistic training with Red Flag

Capt.Taylor Blevins sits in the mass briefing room with approximately 50 other U.S. and allied nation pilots July 16 at Red Flag 09-4 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Mass briefings can last more than an hour and provide pilots with vital information for their simulated combat scenarios. Captain Blevins is assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Realistic training with Red Flag

Airman 1st Class Timothy Grusendorf off loads fuel July 17 during Red Flag 09-4 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies, and administered by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center and Nellis AFB. Airman Grusendorf is a fuels specialist with the 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Realistic training with Red Flag

A two-ship of Israeli air force F-16s from Ramon Air Base, Israel, head out to the Nevada Test and Training Range, July 17 during Red Flag 09-4. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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