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F-16 test team conducts first guided launch of AIM-9X

OVER CALIFORNIA -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies near China Lake Naval Air Weapons Center, Calif., during a successful AIM-9X test. The aircraft and pilot are from the 416th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (Photo by Tom Reynolds)

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Feeding the Warthog

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Jesus Rodriguez prepares an A-10 Thunderbolt II for takeoff, just before a pilot gets into the aircraft. Airman Rodriguez is a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

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Feeding the Warthog

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Airman 1st Class Jesus Rodriguez prepares an A-10 Thunderbolt II for takeoff, just before a pilot gets into the aircraft. Airman Rodriguez is a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andrew Gates)

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Thunderbolt upgrades

DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II with wings and landing gear removed sits on custom-made stands in Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center's aircraft maintenance shelter. It is undergoing service-life extension work to double its operational lifespan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian Davidson)

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Formation flying

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- An F/A-22 Raptor flown by Maj. David Thole flies fingertip formation on a training mission June 23 alongside an F-16 Fighting Falcon flown by Maj. Alex Grynkewich. Major Thole is assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, and Major Grynkewich is from the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Breaking formation

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- An F/A-22 Raptor flown by Maj. David Thole breaks away after completing a training mission June 23 with an F-16 Fighting Falcon flown by Maj. Alex Grynkewich. Major Thole is assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron, and Major Grynkewich is from the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Past and present

OVER LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- A P-40 Tomahawk and an A-10 Thunderbolt II fly in close formation here June 4. This formation represents the heritage between the 23rd Fighter Group of World War II which stood down to become the famous Flying Tigers, and the legacy which continues today. The P-40 was brought to Langley for the Flying Tigers reunion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker)

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President Ronald Reagan's funeral procession

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFPN) -- F-15E Strike Eagle pilots from the 4th Fighter Wing here prepare to takeoff for Washington to perform a 21-ship flyover and a missing-man formation tribute for former President Ronald Reagan's funeral procession. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Angela Pope)

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A tribute to President Reagan

OVER WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- A flight of F-15E Strike Eagles from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., fly over former President Ronald Reagan's funeral procession down Constitution Avenue here June 9. President Reagan served as the military's commander-in-chief from 1981 to 1989. The pilots performed a 21-ship flyover and a missing-man formation tribute for the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

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Raptor moment

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- An F/A-22 Raptor soars over the grounds here June 1. This flight was flown by Lt. Col. Dawn Dunlop, an F/A-22 test pilot and 1988 academy graduate, in support of the Class of 2004's graduation parade. Colonel Dunlop and the Raptor are from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Evan Deirtien)

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A Raptor moment

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- An F/A-22 Raptor soars over the grounds here June 1. This flight was flown by Lt. Col. Dawn Dunlop, an F/A-22 test pilot and 1988 academy graduate, in support of the Class of 2004's graduation parade. Colonel Dunlop and the Raptor are from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U. S. Air Force photo by Kevin Robertson)

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Commando maintainers

PAYA LABAR AIR BASE, Singapore -- F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chiefs from the 36th Maintenance Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea, prepare to launch jets during Commando Sling 04-3 here. U.S. and Singaporean Airmen trained together using realistic dissimilar aircraft air-to-air combat tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Commando maintainers

PAYA LABAR AIR BASE, Singapore -- Senior Airman Derek Griggs (foreground) and Staff Sgt. Jed Lawhun launch F-16 Fighting Falcons during Commando Sling 04-3 here. U.S. and Singaporean Airmen trained together using realistic dissimilar aircraft air-to-air combat tactics. Both Airmen are crew chiefs with the 36th Maintenance Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Plane X-ray

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The new multiaxis X-ray detects aging aircraft problems like foreign object damage, corrosion and internal moisture on an F-15 Eagle at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center here. The system is projected to save the Air Force time and money, increase worker safety and reduce environmental hazards. (Courtesy photo)

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Pass in review

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- An F/A-22 Raptor flies over the graduation parade here June 1. It was flown by Lt. Col. Dawn Dunlop, a graduate of the academy's Class of 1988. She is now a test pilot and squadron operations officer at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., with nearly 100 hours of flying time in the Raptor. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dave Armer)

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U.S., Singaporean Airmen train together

PAYA LEBAR AIR BASE, Singapore -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief from the 36th Fighter Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea, prepares to launch an aircraft here during Commando Sling 04-3. U.S. and Singaporean Airmen trained together using realistic dissimilar aircraft air-to-air combat tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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U.S., Singaporean Airmen train together

PAYA LEBAR AIR BASE, Singapore -- An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 36th Fighter Squadron at Osan Air Base, South Korea, lands here after a mission during Commando Sling 04-3. U.S. and Singaporean Airmen trained together using realistic dissimilar aircraft air-to-air combat tactics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis)

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Eagle power

ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England -- An F-15C Eagle takes to the sky for a training sortie here May 20. The F-15 is assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley)

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Two eagles take flight

ROYAL AIR FORCE FAIRFORD, England -- Two F-15C Eagles take to the sky for a training sortie here May 20. The F-15s are assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley)

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Bolts on water

SIGONELLA, Sicily -- Four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft line up for takeoff from Naval Air Station Sigonella here April 15. NAS Sigonella provides logistics support for Commander, Sixth Fleet and NATO forces in the Mediterranean area. (U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Stephen P. Weaver)

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