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Afghan Mi-17 Pilot Training

Afghan air force Mi-17 pilots complete practice problems during a mission planning class taught by Maj. Drew Grigson, Jan. 9, 2011, at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The Afghan pilots are learning the skills necessary to become aircraft commanders. Major Grigson is from the 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

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MSgt Distelweig

Master Sgt. Louis Distelsweig looks at a picture of his father, Capt. Louis Distelsweig Jr., in an album at No. 1 Squadron Jan. 11, 2011, at Royal Air Force Cottesmore, England. Sergeant Distelsweig visited RAF Cottesmore to view the Harrier aircraft his father flew in the 1970 as an exchange pilot. Sergeant Distelweig is a pararescueman with the 56th Rescue Squadron at RAF Lakenheath. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Dobrydney)

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MSgt Distelweig

Master Sgt. Louis Distelsweig and his wife, Eve, pose with a picture of Sergeant Distelsweig's father, Capt. Louis Distelsweig Jr., in front of a Royal Air Force Harrier jet Jan. 11, 2011, at Royal Air Force Cottesmore, England. Captain Distelsweig was a decorated pilot who perished in an aircraft accident in 1970 while serving as an exchange pilot with the Royal Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Dobrydney)

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MSgt Distelweig

Master Sgt. Louis Distelsweig looks in the cockpit of a Harrier jet Jan. 11, 2011, at Royal Air Force Cottesmore, England. The aircraft was similar to ones his father, Capt. Louis Distelsweig Jr., flew during his time as an exchange pilot with the RAF in 1970. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman David Dobrydney)

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Horizon East

Capt. Dana Parker talks to several Iraqi women about her experiences in aviation during a luncheon for the Horizon East Women in Aviation, International chapter at the U.S. Embassy Jan. 7, 2011, in Baghdad. The Women in Aviation, International was established to encourage women to seek opportunities in aviation career fields and interests. Captain Parker is a C-130 Hercules and MC12 pilot from the 362nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Amie J. McMillan)

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Staff Sgt. Archibald Mathies

Staff Sgt. Archibald Mathies was one of four enlisted people to receive the nation's highest military honor during World War II.After a bombing mission, he attempted to land a disabled aircraft with the navigator to save a badly wounded pilot who could not bail out; they all died on the third unsuccessful try. His unselfish actions and ultimate sacrifice earned him the Medal of Honor posthumously. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

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721st AEAS

Capt. Kate DenDekker gives instructions to two Iraqi Army Aviation Command pilots during a pre-flight mission brief Dec. 12, 2010, in Taji, Iraq. Captain DenDekker is a combat air adviser with the 721st Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron. Air advisers from the 721st AEAS instruct and advise AAC pilots to help build a safe, self-sustaining Iraqi rotary-wing force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrew Lee)

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Tanker Toads

Lt. Col. Eric Brumskilll and Capt. James Rorick review flight plans for the second sortie of the 96th Air Refueling Squadron?s first operational refueling mission, Dec. 15, 2010, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. During the mission, a 96th ARS KC-135 Stratotanker joined a KC-135 from the Iowa Air National Guard as part of a two-ship formation to refuel two B-52 Stratofortresses on their way to Guam. Colonel Brumskill and Captain Rorick are KC-135 pilots with the 96th ARS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)

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F-15s training mission

The pilot of an F-15E Strike Eagle approaches a KC-135R Stratotanker during a training mission Dec. 17, 2010, over North Carolina. The F-15E is from the 335th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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F-15s training mission

The pilot of an F-15E Strike Eagle approaches a KC-135R Stratotanker during a training mission Dec. 17, 2010, over North Carolina. The F-15E is from the 335th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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F-15s training mission

From the pilot's viewpoint, an F-15E Strike Eagle positions under the boom of a KC-135R Stratotanker during a training mission Dec. 17, 2010, over North Carolina. The F-15E is from the 335th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael B. Keller)

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I've missed you

Maj. Dennis Ott kisses his son, Vaughn, after returning to Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Dec. 9, 2010, from his deployment to Afghanistan. Major Ott is a pilot assigned to the 75th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Douglas Ellis)

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Operation Christmas Drop

Capt. Phillip Newman looks at the Yap Islands during Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 14, 2010. This year more than 60 boxes will be dropped to 55 islands weighing in at more than 20,000 pounds. Captain Newman is a pilot assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nichelle Anderson)

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AMC Moves AMS

Capt. Cory Damon speaks to Dr. Samuel Ting (right) and other scientists and engineers Aug. 25, 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland, about the C-5M and how it is the perfect choice for transporting the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer. An Air Mobility Command crew delivered the $2 billion AMS from Geneva, Switzerland to Cape Canaveral, Fla. The AMS is designed to detect particles in outer space and is scheduled to be delivered to the International Space Station by a NASA space shuttle. Captain Damon is a 9th Airlift Squadron C-5M Super Galaxy pilot. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane)

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Keen Sword 11 fighter pilots

Capt. Matt Hepp conducts a preflight inspection before a flying mission Dec. 7, 2010, over the Sea of Japan. More than 160 Airmen from Misawa Air Base, Japan, are deployed to Komatsu Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Base, Japan, Dec. 3 to 11 in support of Exercise Keen Sword 2011. Captain Hepp is a 14th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Cammie Quinn)

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Keen Sword 11 fighter pilots

35th Maintenance Squadron Airmen marshal F-16 Flying Falcons from Misawa Air Base, Japan, on the runway Dec. 1, 2010, at Komatsu Air Base, Japan. Twelve F-16s and more than 160 Airmen from Misawa AB arrived in support of Exercise Keen Sword. The exercise includes more than 10,000 U.S. participants from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Strysan Murrell)

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Col. Neel Kearby

Col. Neel Kearby's ambition was to become a fighter pilot; not just a pilot, but the one with the most kills, the "ace of aces." On one of his missions in the Pacific Theater, he showed his daring and superior flying skill by shooting down six enemy aircraft against insurmountable odds. For this mission, he was awarded the nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

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Aircrews provide training for weapons school

Pilots from the 535th Airlift Squadron fly a C-17 Globemaster III toward a drop zone during an airdrop training mission Nov. 18, 2010 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The 535th AS aircrew trained in unrestricted descent assault landings, airdrop, combat offloads, air refueling, night vision goggle training, combat offloads, low levels, mountainous terrain, assault landings, threat responses and multiple ship formation training during a five-day training trip to Washington Nov 12 to 17 and participated in the Mobility Air Forces Exercise at Nellis AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)

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Alaska joint force officials continue search for F-22 Raptor pilot

Members of the Army, Air Force, Alaska National Guard along with several other state assets, delivered materials Nov. 18, 2010, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The effort was in support of the rescue mission for a JB Elmendorf F-22 Raptor pilot. The crash site is approximately 100 miles north of Anchorage. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Alaska joint force officials continue search for F-22 Raptor pilot

Members of the Army, Air Force, Alaska National Guard along with several other state assets, delivered materials Nov. 18, 2010, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The effort was in support of the rescue mission for a JB Elmendorf F-22 Raptor pilot. The crash site is approximately 100 miles north of Anchorage. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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