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Dancing lights

An F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off for a night mission during exercise Red Flag 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 12, 2025. Red Flag was established in 1975 to better prepare our forces for combat by exposing each participant to ten simulated combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Jimmy Cummings)

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24/7 ops

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron takes off for a night mission during exercise Red Flag-Nellis 25-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 10, 2025. Red Flag provides unique training with an emphasis on Airmen and Guardians’ readiness for high-end warfighting and strategic competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

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Training mission

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 433rd Weapons Squadron, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, takes off for a training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan 7, 2025. The USAFWS teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers and enlisted specialists of the combat and mobility air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Sanders)

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Night ops

An EC-130H Compass Call assigned to Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., taxis prior to takeoff for a night mission during exercise Red Flag-Nellis 24-3 at Nellis AFB, Nev., July 23, 2024. Red Flag provides participants the opportunity to plan and practice together in a contested, degraded and operationally limited environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

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Stratofortress takeoff

A B-52 Stratofortress takes off for a U.S. Air Force Weapons School integration mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 28, 2024. Every six months, the school graduates approximately 150 weapons officers and enlisted tacticians who are system experts, weapons instructors, advanced instructors and leaders of Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

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Chalks up

Senior Airman Triston Wright, assigned to the 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, removes the chocks from an F-15E Strike Eagle at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 28, 2024. F-15Es and personnel from RAF Lakenheath were at Nellis AFB to support the U.S. Air Force Weapons School. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

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Eagle drivers

Maj. Nathan Persons and Capt. Annie Braun, weapon systems officers assigned to the 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, depart an F-15E Strike Eagle after finishing an exercise Red Flag-Nellis 24-2 mission at Nellis AFB, Nev., March 18, 2024. Red Flag exercises provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

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Impressive lineup

Seven F-35 Lightning IIs wait to take off for a U.S. Air Force Weapons School training mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 31, 2024. The weapons school teaches graduate-level instructor courses that provide advanced training in weapons and tactics employment to officers and enlisted specialists of the combat and mobility air forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

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Rising Raptor

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, takes off for Red Flag-Nellis 24-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Jan. 16, 2024. These exercises build partnerships and interoperability among our allies and across multiple domains. Red Flag exercises provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

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Spirit taxi

A B-2 Spirit taxis out for an exercise Red Flag-Nellis 24-1 mission at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 16, 2024. Red Flag exercises provide aircrews the experience of multiple, intensive air combat sorties in the safety of a training environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

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Miss America

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh buckles in for her familiarization flight at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 19, 2023. Marsh is a 2023 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, and she won the title of Miss America Jan. 14, 2024, making her the first active-duty Air Force officer to win the Miss America pageant. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

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Training the best

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 64th Aggressor Squadron takes off for a flight in support of U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 16, 2023. The school provides academic and advisory support to numerous units, enhancing air combat training for thousands of Airmen from the Air Force, Department of Defense and U.S. allied services each year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Wyatt Stabler)

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Honoring past heroes

Staff Sgt. Jonathan McElderry, a forensic photographer with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, carries the remains of Air Force Lt. Col. James Alvin Branch during a ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2023. Branch was killed in action during the Vietnam War and identified in 1993. His remains were transferred to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)

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Through the mist

Master Sgt. Matt Dillon, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a safe for maintenance observation on a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., Nov. 3, 2022. Crew chiefs perform safe for maintenance observations to ensure they can safely conduct the scheduled maintenance for the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Through the mist

Master Sgt. Matt Dillon, 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a safe for maintenance observation on a C-17 Globemaster III at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Nov. 3, 2022. Crew chiefs perform safe for maintenance observations to ensure they can safely conduct the scheduled maintenance for the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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As the night falls

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing sits on the flight line at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., Aug. 11, 2022. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Remembering the fallen

An Airman kneels in front of a battlefield cross before Memorial Day in Karns City, Pa., May 25, 2022. Memorial Day was created to remember and honor all who have died while serving in the United States armed forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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A bird above the trees

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing flies over a park while descending to land at the Pittsburgh Airport in Moon Township, Pa., May 17, 2022. The KC-135 has provided the core aerial refueling capability for the U.S. Air Force for more than 60 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Water works

Hunter Walasik, a 911th Civil Engineering Squadron contractor, sprays water onto the flightline to test the storm drainage system at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., April 27, 2022. The 911th CES tested the drainage system as part of their spill response planning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Off we go!

An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron takes off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 15, 2022. The F-15Cs will no longer be assigned to Nellis AFB and will be reassigned to the 53rd Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

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