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Destructive F-16 test

Beth Bartlett surveys the damage after the explosion of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Aug. 19, 2010, on the range at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The explosion was a test of the flight termination system to be used in the QF-16, a supersonic reusable full-scale aerial target drone modified from an F-16. The purpose of the test was to demonstrate that the FTS design will be sufficient to immediately terminate the flight of a QF-16, as well as to determine a range safety debris footprint. Ms. Bartlett is a test engineer for the flight termination system test. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Destructive F-16 test

An explosion ripped the F-16 Fighting Falcon into two pieces and scattered debris across the range Aug. 19, 2010, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The explosion was a test of the flight termination system to be used in the QF-16, a supersonic reusable full-scale aerial target drone modified from an F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Air Force Week New York City Proclamation Ceremony

At the Air Force Week New York City proclamation ceremony, an A-12 reconnaissance aircraft, the predecessor to the Air Force's SR-71, is on display on the USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Aug. 24, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Empire Challenge 10

During Empire Challenge 10, analysts from the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing provided U-2 Dragon Lady (like the aircraft pictured above) and RQ-4A Global Hawk imagery and feeds, as well as tested data interoperability with distributed common ground system elements from other services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)

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MQ-1B accident report

Officials released the MQ-1B Predator accident report Aug. 20,2010, regarding the April 20, 2010, crash of a Predator, similar to the one pictured above. The remotely piloted aircraft was flying a training mission at Southern California Logistics Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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How's it look?

Airmen from the 2nd Maintenance Squadron inspect a B-52H Stratofortress at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., during a pre-flight maintenance inspection in preparation of the Global Strike Challenge competition. Senior leaders at Barksdale selected the competitors representing the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brittany Y. Bateman)

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Bursting in air

The Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" perform the high bomb burst maneuver Aug. 14, 2010, during the Abbotsford International Air Show in British Columbia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Hey old timer!

An F-15E Strike Eagle and P-51 Mustang perform a heritage flight Aug. 15, 2010, during the Abbotsford International Air Show in British Columbia. The F-15E is assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Aerial refueling, plan B

Forty bundles of JP-8 fuel leave the back of a C-17 Globemaster III during an airdrop by members of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Aug. 13, 2010, in Southwest Asia. The drop was part of Operation Everest, a week-long push to exercise the theater drop capability of the C-17. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Jenkins)

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Aerial refueling, on the spot

Members of the Air Force Reserve Command's 459th Air Refueling Wing refuel a C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 14 2010, over Joint Base Andrews, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amber Russell)

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Watch out!

An AC-130 Spectre from the 16th Special Operations Squadron flies a training mission Aug. 11, 2010, at Cannon Air Force Base, N. M. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jack Braden).

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Checking for signs of damage

Staff Sgt. Kevin Byrns walks around the ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules following a mission July 29, 2010, to one of the remote science outposts in Greenland. Sergeant Byrns is the crew chief for the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing. (Defense Department photo/Fred W. Baker III)

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Away we go

The crew of a ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing takes off July 28, 2010, from a remote science research site on Greenland's ice sheet. The 109th AW is the only military unit to fly such aircraft and has flown missions to Greenland since 1975. The unit now provides airlift support to the National Science Foundation's polar research program there. (Defense Department photo/Fred W. Baker III)

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ISR demo

Airman 1st Class Marshall Dils guides an EC-130H Compass Call aircraft out of its parking spot and down the taxiway as it prepares to fly a training mission in support of Empire Challenge 10, a joint and coalition intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance interoperability demonstration from July 26 to Aug. 13, 2010, staged primarily from Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Airman Dils is a member of the 755th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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Operation Everest

Tech. Sgt. Jose Gonzalez assists in preparing a C-17 Globemaster III before an airdrop mission Aug. 13, 2010, at an air base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Gonzalez is with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Jenkins)

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Operation Everest

Senior Airman Kevin Johnson prepares the cargo area of a C-17 Globemaster III before an airdrop mission Aug. 13, 2010, at an air base in Southwest Asia. Airman Johnson is a loadmaster with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Jenkins)

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Operation Everest

Airmen pull bundles of JP-8 fuel onto a C-17 Globemaster III before an airdrop mission Aug. 13, 2010, at an air base in Southwest Asia. The drop was part of Operation Everest, a week-long effort delivering 837 of bundles of supplies and equipment to forward operating bases across the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Jenkins)

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Operation Everest

Staff Sgt. Hardia Madden loads bundles of JP-8 fuel onto a C-17 Globemaster III before an airdrop mission Aug. 13, 2010, at an air base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Madden is a loadmaster with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Jenkins)

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Operation Everest

Staff Sgt. Gary West secures cargo straps in a C-17 Globemaster III Aug. 13, 2010, at an air base in Southwest Asia. The drop was part of Operation Everest, a week-long effort to exercise the C-17 theater airdrop capability. Sergeant West is an instructor airdrop loadmaster with the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tim Jenkins)

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Enhanced Mojave Viper Exercise

Staff Sgt. Sean Carroll communicates with Capt. Brendhan Goss through a headset as they both go over the final details of the preflight check list before takeoff Aug. 13, 2010, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Sergeant Carroll is a crew chief with the 74th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and Captain Goss is an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot instructor with the 74th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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