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'Airman culture' key to Exercise Salitre success

A pair of F-15 Eagles with the 159th Fighter Wing fly in a wingtip formation off the wing of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a refueling mission Oct. 22, 2009, over Chile. The Chilean air force hosted the United States, Brazil, Argentina and France during Exercise Salitre, a multinational exercise focused on interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Eric Petosky)

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Majestic view

A six-ship formation of F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fly over the nearby Sawtooth Mountains Oct. 13, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Flying over the Sawtooth Mountains

A six-ship formation of F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagles fly over the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho Oct. 13, 2009. The aircraft are assigned to the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Flying over the Sawtooth Mountains

A six-ship formation of F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fly over the nearby Sawtooth Mountains Oct. 13, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Flying over the Sawtooth Mountains

A six-ship formation of F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagles fly over the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho Oct. 13, 2009. The aircraft are from the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Flying over the Sawtooth Mountains

A six-ship formation of F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fly over the nearby Sawtooth Mountains Oct. 13, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Flying over the Sawtooth Mountains

A six-ship formation of F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fly over the state Oct. 13, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Flying over the Sawtooth Mountains

A six-ship formation of F-15C Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagles from the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, fly over the nearby Sawtooth Mountains Oct. 13, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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One maneuver at a time

Maj. Jack Swinehart (left) demonstrates aerial formation flying procedures for an Iraqi pilot over Camp Taji, Iraq, Oct. 8, 2009. The Iraqi students learn approaches, take-offs and landings. Major Swinehart is an 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron UH-1H pilot, and is deployed from Fort Rucker, Ala. U.S. Air Force instructor pilots assigned to the 721st AEAS train and advise their students around the clock. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Johnny L. Saldivar)

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Fighter heritage

At the Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. open house and air show, a P-51 Mustang, an F-16 Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle fly in a heritage formation Aug. 29, 2009. The heritage flight honors the aircraft of both the U.S. Army Air Forces and today's Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Josh Plueger)

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Red Flag trains combat air forces

An Italian Air Force AMX fighter breaks formation for landing after a Red Flag training mission Aug. 26, 2009 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The two-week exercise is administered through the 414th Combat Training Squadron at Nellis AFB and is just one in a series of advanced training programs offered by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center. U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marines Corps units are participating in Red Flag 09-5 along with allied forces from Italy and the United Arab Emirates. (U. S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Tinker refurbishes F-22 air turbines

F-22 Raptors fly in formation. Air turbines used in the F-22s are now serviced by the 550th Commodities Maintenance Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., as part of a new cooperative agreement with private manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Honeywell. The squadron will maintain more than 30 components from the high-tech air superiority fighter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers)

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Testing mobility forces

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 97th Air Mobility Wing at Altus Air Force Base, Okla., takes off from the Tonopah runway May 20 near Nellis AFB, Nev., while participating in the Mobility Air Forces Exercise. Approximately 12 U.S. Air Force bases participate in the exercise twice a year, testing the crew ability of C-17 Globemaster IIIs and C-130s to join together in formation at a specific time and location to drop a brigade-size force anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)

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Testing mobility forces

Two C-130 Hercules participating in the Mobility Air Forces Exercise make a pass over the drop zone May 20 at the Nevada Test and Training Range near Nellis Air Force Base. Approximately 12 U.S. Air Force bases participate in the exercise at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School twice a year, testing the crew ability of C-17 Globemaster IIIs and C-130s to join together in formation at a specific time and location to drop a brigade-size force anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Taylor Worley)

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Testing mobility forces

Several C-130 Hercules prepare for takeoff May 20 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., while participating in the Mobility Air Forces Exercise. Approximately 12 U.S. Air Force bases participate in the MAFEX at the U.S. Air Force Weapons School twice a year, testing the crew ability of C-17 Globemaster IIIs and C-130s to join together in formation at a specific time and location to drop a brigade-size force anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nadine Y. Barclay)

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Happy birthday, RAF Mildenhall

A formation of F-16 Fighting Falcons, F-15 Eagles and a KC-135 Stratotanker fly over Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, May 15 during the 75th Anniversary of the base. The five-aircraft formation was one part of a larger demonstration of airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher L. Ingersoll)

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Up, up and away

An F-15 Eagle from the West Coast Demonstration Team and a pair of P-51 Mustangs fly in formation as part of a heritage flight May 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This is the final demonstration show for the F-15C, completing a 26-year career that began in 1983. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Heritage flight

The F-15 Eagle West Coast Demonstration Team and a pair of P-51 Mustangs fly in formation as part of the Heritage Flight during their final demonstration May 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Combat Command F-15 demo team has performed more than 150 times to spectators around the globe over the final two years. This is the final demonstration for the F-15C, completing a 26-year career that began in 1983. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Heritage flight

The F-15 Eagle West Coast Demonstration Team and a pair of P-51 Mustangs fly in formation as part of the Heritage Flight during their final demonstration May 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Combat Command F-15 demo team has performed more than 150 times to spectators around the globe over the final two years. This is the final demonstration for the F-15C, completing a 26-year career that began in 1983. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Stealth-y patrol

Two F-22 Raptors and a B-2 Spirit bomber deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, fly in formation over the Pacific Ocean. The deployment to Andersen marks the first time F-22s and B-2s, the key strategic stealth assets in the Air Force inventory, deployed together outside the continental United States. (U.S Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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