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104th Fighter Wing comes to Red Flag

F-15 Eagles from the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Mass., lined up on the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 25 while participating in a Red Flag exercise. Red Flag offers pilots and ground crews training in actual wartime scenarios to increase their combat skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Robert J. Sabonis)

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104th Fighter Wing comes to Red Flag

Lt. Col. Alex Haldapolus makes final checks prior to taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 25 for a Red Flag training mission. Red Flag offers pilots and ground crews training in actual wartime scenarios to increase their combat skills. Colonel Haldapolus is an F-15 Eagle pilot with the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Robert J. Sabonis)

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104th Fighter Wing comes to Red Flag

The crew chief salutes as an F-15 Eagle pilot taxis past on the flightline of Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 25 on the way to a Red Flat training mission. Red Flag offers pilots and ground crews training in actual wartime scenarios to increase their combat skills. The aircraft and crew chief are with the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, Mass. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Robert J. Sabonis)

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104th Fighter Wing comes to Red Flag

An E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft takes off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 25 while participating in a Red Flag exercise. Red Flag offers pilots and ground crews training in actual wartime scenarios to increase their combat skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Robert J. Sabonis)

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Airdrop fuels austere Afghan locations

Capt. Dan Rees monitors flight controls during a night airdrop to deliver JP-8 fuel to troops July 17 over southwestern Afghanistan. Captain Rees is aC-130J Super Hercules pilot assigned to the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Captain Rees is deployed from the 41st Airlift Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)

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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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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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Osan cross-servicing program fosters good relations

Senior Airman Sean Rindfleisch looks on as two South Korean air force pilots prepare to exit an F-5 Tiger II Aug. 10 at Osan Air Base, South Korea. Airman Rindfleisch is servicing the F-5 as part of the Osan AB combat cross-servicing program. The program is a mutual agreement between the U.S. and South Korea that allows the maintainers from both services to get hands-on experience working on each other's aircraft.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson)

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Bring 'er on in

A chase car drives along side as a U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft prepares to land July 30 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Because of unusual low-altitude handling characteristics and limited forward visibility, a second U-2 pilot normally "chases" each landing, assisting the pilot by providing radio inputs for altitude and runway alignment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Stephen Linch)

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U.S., Japanese F-15 pilots train for Red Flag-Alaska

Staff Sgt. Ron McKinney guides the KC-135 Stratotanker boom for a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 as the pilot practices air refueling July 30 off the coast of Japan. The training is in preparation for JASDF participation in Red Flag-Alaska this year. Sergeant McKinney is a KC-135 boom operator with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)

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U.S., Japanese F-15 pilots train for Red Flag-Alaska

Staff Sgt. Ron McKinney guides the KC-135 Stratotanker boom for a Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 as the pilot practices air refueling July 30 off the coast of Japan. The training is in preparation for JASDF participation in Red Flag-Alaska this year. Sergeant McKinney is a KC-135 boom operator with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)

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U.S., Japanese F-15 pilots train for Red Flag-Alaska

A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15 is refueled by a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker during air refueling training July 30 off the coast of Japan. The training is in preparation for JASDF participation in Red Flag-Alaska. The KC-135 is from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Angelique Perez)

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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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T-37s retire

Four of the last seven T-37 Tweets perform a flyover July 31 at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, during a ceremony that officially retired the primary trainer. The durable and reliable Tweet served as the introductory pilot training aircraft for more than half a decade. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Litteken)

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Raptors at Red Flag-Alaska

F-22 Raptor pilots wait for maintainers to give the sign to start the mission during a rainy day July 27 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska for Red Flag-Alaska. Red Flag is a Pacific Air Forces commander-based field training exercise for U.S. coalition forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Laura Turner)

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Raptors at Red Flag-Alaska

An F-22 Raptor pilot faces a rainy day of flying July 27 during Red Flag-Alaska at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. Red Flag is a field training exercise for U.S. coalition forces that provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction close air support, and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. Participating bases include Elmendorf and Eielson Air Force bases, Alaska, and Osan Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Laura Turner)

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Jump training at Lackland AFB

Capt. Daniel Wrynn and Staff Sgt. Ben Aaron conduct a training mission in a Marine C-130 Hercules over Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, July 23. Captain Wrynn is a pilot and Sergeant Aaron is a flight engineer assigned to the Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 at Joint Reserve Base/Naval Station Fort Worth, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Desiree N. Palacios)

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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

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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Air Guard flight crews undergo water survival training

Lt. Col. Michael McCoy (right), an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, guides an aerial rescue basket to others participating in water survival training July 11 at Canyon Lake, Texas. He is assigned to the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Robert Shelley)

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