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Airborne Laser fires tracking laser

The YAL-1A Airborne Laser, which recently completed an extensive round of laser system flight tests, has reached a key milestone in preparing to fire the system's chemical oxygen iodine laser, or COIL, against an in-flight ballistic missile. The COIL is a missile-killing, high-energy chemical laser. (Courtesy photo)

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Modern day Edwards AFB, Calif.

A F-16 Fighting Falcon and T-38 Talon fly a proficiency mission with a bird's eye view of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., including Rogers and Rosamond Dry Lakes. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Edwards AFB, Calif. overview

A pilot's view of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. -- main base area -- located on the edge of Rogers Dry Lake. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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A B-1B launches

A mission-bound B-1B Lancer lifts off from the runway of an air base in Southwest Asia Dec.29. The B-1B is a multi-role, long-range bomber capable of flying intercontinental missions without refueling. It can perform a variety of missions, including that of carrying conventional weapons for theater operations. (U. S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Douglas Olsen)

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Raw power

An F-22 Raptor performs for thousands during an air show. The F-22's aero design, advanced flight controls, thrust vectoring and high thrust-to-weight ratio allows it to outmaneuver its adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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F-22 endures 3-week, cold-weather test at Eielson

An F-22 Raptor comes to a stop Nov. 5 on the runway at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The F-22 underwent cold-weather testing on its braking system, with emphasis on its ability to maneuver, stop and go on slippery surfaces. The aircraft was tested by the 411th Flight Test Squadron during a three-week deployment on incrementally low-level runway condition reading surfaces, with temperatures ranging between 37 to -13 degrees. The F-22 is from Edwards AFB, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kevin Roberston)

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50 years of medical excellence

Retired Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Paul Myers speaks at the Wilford Hall Medical Center's 50th Anniversary Ceremony Nov. 16. at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas (US Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Ruth Stanley)

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50 years of medical excellence

Wilford Hall Medical Center officials commemorated 50 years as the Air Force's medical flagship Nov. 16 in a ceremony at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The nine-story, 150-bed hospital began as a small station hospital and was later downgraded to an infirmary. (Courtesy photo)

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50 years of medical excellence

Wilford Hall Medical Center, shown as it looked in 1957, is now the Air Force's largest medical facility, providing complete medical care to military healthcare beneficiaries in the United States as well as specialized care to patients referred from all over the world. (Courtesy photo)

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394th Bombardment Squadron

Airmen from the 394th Bombardment Squadron gather for a group photo during World War II at an unknown location. The 394th BS was the training unit for all incoming B-17 Flying Fortress crews and was stationed throughout the Pacific theater. (Courtesy photo)

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"Eight Ball Esquire"

Airmen from the 13th Bombardment Squadron stand in front of the B-25D Mitchell "Eight Ball Esquire" in 1942. On Dec. 20, 1942 after leaving Port Moresby, New Guinea, the aircraft lost its left engine and ditched into the bay. The crew made it to the beach. Two of them walked and swam to Cooktown, Australia, and notified authorities about the rest of the crew. They were rescued two days after the crash by boat with no losses. In December 2006, divers discovered wreckage, but verification that the aircraft is the "Eight Ball Esquire" is still pending. (Courtesy photo)

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XB-1A bomber

An XB-1A bomber from the 13th Bombardment Squadron in 1918. The 13th BS became known as "The Devil's Own Grim Reapers," because of the emblem on the unit's aircraft, a skeleton with a yellow scythe against a dark blue field. A modified version of this emblem, known as "Oscar" is still the official 13th BS emblem today. (Courtesy photo)

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Lt. George A. Whiteman

Lt. George A. Whiteman in a flight suit In 1940. This photo was presented to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., in 1955 when Sedalia Army Air Field was renamed in his honor. Lt. Whiteman, a native of Sedalia, Mo., was one of the first Airman killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. (Courtesy photo)

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Lt. George A. Whiteman

Lt. George A. Whiteman sits in the cockpit of his training school aircraft. The photo is taken from a postcard Lt. Whiteman sent his sister upon graduation in 1940. The words "Lucky, Lucky Me" were his description of how he felt at the moment. (Courtesy photo)

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Oscar-01 Launch Control Facility

(Left to right) Senior Airmen David Wade and Eugene Clark and Staff Sgt. Kevin Gorney, missile maintenance crewmen, perform an electrical check on an LGM-30F Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in its silo Jan. 1, 1980. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Bob Wickley)

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Alert facility bedroom

A bedroom inside a Minuteman II launch control facility in 1982. The facility was manned by 10 people with two individuals assigned as crew downstairs. The remaining eight included the facility manager who was usually the ranking enlisted person on site. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Launch control facility

Launch control facility sites like this one were designed to function even after the initial exchanges of a nuclear war. Self-contained, the underground portion housed batteries, a power generator, telephone switches for the underground cable system, and air regeneration equipment. Redundancies in the system meant that even a damaged LCF would have the minimal capability to perform its mission. The facility was manned by 10 people with two assigned as crew downstairs. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Oscar-01 launch control facility

The missile trailer located in the compound of the Oscar -01 launch control facility at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The base is the home to the only intercontinental ballistic missile launch control facility located on a military base. From 1963 to 1995, the 351st Strategic Missile Wing was assigned to Whiteman and operated the Minuteman II ICBM weapon system. (Courtesy photo)

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509th Bomb Wing shield

509th Bomb Wing shield (U.S. Air Force illustration)

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CV-22 Osprey flies first search and recovery mission

A CV-22 Osprey flies over the New Mexico and Colorado wilderness in August. The CV-22 participated in its first search and rescue mission Oct. 5 when a small civilian aircraft crashed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Markus Maier)

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