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F-16s scrambled

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons, like the one shown here, were scrambled Jan. 8, 2010, to respond to an incident occurring on a commercial airliner. The airliner landed safely where it was met by law enforcement officials. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

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Christmas for Kids

Volunteers load toys from the "Christmas for Kids" program sponsored by the 2nd Space Operations Squadron Dec. 15, 2009, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. The program received donations for 101 children representing 56 families with an extra cash donation of $500. The gifts will be distributed to children ranging in age from 3 months to 17 years. (IU.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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Christmas for Kids

Airmen from the 2nd Space Operations Squadron gather toys for the "Christmas for Kids" program Dec. 15, 2009 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. The program received donations for 101 children representing 56 families with an extra cash donation of $500. The gifts will be distributed to children ranging in age from 3 months to 17 years. (IU.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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Christmas for Kids

Volunteers load toys from the "Christmas for Kids" program sponsored by the 2nd Space Operations Squadron Dec. 15, 2009, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. The program received donations for 101 children representing 56 families with an extra cash donation of $500. (IU.S. Air Force photo/Dave Ahlschwede)

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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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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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Partnership between air forces in the making

Staff Sgt. Sam Arpy drives a bomb-lift truck while Airman 1st Class John Ackerman assists him to the bomb rack of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Dec. 19, 2009, at Bagram Airfield, Aghanistan. Airman 1st Class Carl Jones (far right) spots Sergeant Arpy. All weapons load crew Airmen are deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. and were demonstrating proper loading procedures for Afghan National Army Air Corps Brig. Gen. Abdul Wahab Wardak and other officials, Dec. 19, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. David Faggard)

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Refueling lifeline of U.S., NATO air ops

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Powell guides a KC-135 Stratotanker boom pod as a Royal Danish air force pilot positions a F-16 Fighting Falcon to take on fuel in the skies above Denmark Dec. 8, 2009. The Danish F-16 was one of 30 performing their semi-annual aerial refueling training. Chief Powell is a 100th Operations Group boom operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Refueling lifeline of U.S., NATO air ops

Three Royal Danish air force pilots fly F-16 Fighting Falcons off the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission over Denmark Dec. 8, 2009. The Royal Air Force Mildenhall-based KC-135 refueled 30 aircraft and pumped more than 40,000 tons of fuel in the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Refueling lifeline of U.S., NATO air ops

Four Royal Danish air force pilots fly F-16 Fighting Falcons in formation off the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission over Denmark Dec. 8, 2009. In all, the Royal Air Force Mildenhall-based KC-135 refueled 30 aircraft and pumped more than 40,000 tons of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Refueling lifeline of U.S., NATO air ops

Four Royal Danish air force pilots fly F-16 Fighting Falcons in formation behind a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission over Denmark Dec. 8, 2009. In all, the KC-135 refueled 30 aircraft and pumped more than 40,000 tons of fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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Refueling lifeline of U.S., NATO air ops

A Royal Danish air force F-16 Fighting Falcon receives fuel Dec. 8, 2009 as Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Powell commands the operation. The Danish F-16 was one of 30 performing their semi-annual aerial refueling training. Chief Powell is a 100th Operations Group boom operator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace)

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WWWII Army Air Force fighter

Maj. Shawna Kimbrell and 1st Lt. Justin Cleveland talk with Italian aviation enthusiast Sergio Maron about the World War II Army Air Force fighter wreckage found in the Adriatic Sea during a ceremony Nov. 14, 2009, at the Chioggia Lagoon in Italy. The wreckage, believed to be a P-47 Thunderbolt that crashed into the Adriatic in the mid-1940s, was recovered during a fishing expedition in May 2009. Major Kimbrell and Lieutenant Cleveland are F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from Aviano Air Base, Italy. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman LaVel D. Sterling)

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Alert mission protects U.S. airspace, interests

Capt. Matthew Feeman in an F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches a Cessna airplane, flown by South Carolina's Civil Air Patrol, to initiate a "head butt" as part of exercise Fertile Keynote Nov. 19, 2009 above South Carolina. A head butt is an action taken by the intercepting aircraft to redirect the intruder in the appropriate direction after other communications, like radio contact, have failed. Captain Feeman is an F-16 alert pilot from the 55th Fighter Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Cowley)

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Alert mission protects U.S. airspace, interests

Capt. Matthew Feeman in an F-16 Fighting Falcon approaches a Cessna airplane, flown by South Carolina's Civil Air Patrol, to initiate a "head butt" as part of exercise Fertile Keynote Nov. 19, 2009 above South Carolina. A head butt is an action taken by the intercepting aircraft to redirect the intruder in the appropriate direction after other communications, like radio contact, have failed. Captain Feeman is an F-16 alert pilot from the 55th Fighter Squadron (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael Cowley)

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Turn of the screw

Senior Airman Chris Cerrillo, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, tightens screws on the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Nov. 16, 2009, at Komatsu Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Thunderbirds close air show season

A U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Team "Thunderbird," F-16 flies a high angle of attack maneuver at the air show over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 13, 2009. The open house is the final air show of the year for the Thunderbirds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Turn it to the right

Weapons load crew members from the 28th Maintenance Squadron perform maintenance on a B-1B Lancer's bomb bay, Nov. 4. 2009, at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Joshua J. Seybert)

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Looking for trouble

F-16 Fighting Falcons from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. head out to the Nevada Test and Training Range, Oct. 29, 2009, during Red Flag 10-1. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is one of a series of advanced training programs administered by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)

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Falcon Air Meet

His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein presents a Falcon Air Meet 2009 award Nov. 3, 2009, to Col. Mike Hudson, commander of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Operations Group based at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. The unit represented the United States in the three-nation F-16 Fighting Falcon competition at Mwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook)

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