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Dubai Air Show

An F-22 Raptor performs a dive Nov. 15, 2009 at the Dubai Air Show in the United Arab Emirates. The F-22 provides the Air Force with a combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and integrated avionics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Charles Larkin Sr.)

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Easy fit

Airman 1st Class Phillip Huston connects a fuel hose to an F-15E Strike Eagle during a hot pit Nov. 17, 2009, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. A hot pit is when the jet lands and shuts down one engine to refuel for another mission. Airman Huston is assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and is from Salisbury, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Rae Perry)

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Turn of the screw

Senior Airman Chris Cerrillo, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, tightens screws on the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon, Nov. 16, 2009, at Komatsu Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Precision loop

F-16s with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Team Thunderbirds fly the arrowhead loop Nov. 13, 2009, during the 2009 Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., open house. The open house is an opportunity for the Las Vegas community to view aerial demonstrations and static displays of various aircraft from the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Thunderbirds close air show season

Flying over the Las Vegas strip, the U. S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds" approach Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., during the 2009 Aviation Nation air show Nov. 14, 2009. This is the final air show of the season for the Thunderbirds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Thunderbirds close air show season

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds fly over the audience during the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., air show Nov. 14, 2009. The open house acts as the final air show of the year for the Thunderbirds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)

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Thunderbirds close air show season

F-16s with the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Team Thunderbirds fly the arrowhead loop Nov. 13, 2009, during the 2009 Aviation Nation Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., open house. The open house is an opportunity for the Las Vegas community to view aerial demonstrations and static displays of various aircraft from the military. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Thunderbirds close air show season

A U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Team "Thunderbird," F-16 flies a high angle of attack maneuver at the air show over Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 13, 2009. The open house is the final air show of the year for the Thunderbirds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Thunderbirds close air show season

Matt Dembik Jr., a nine-year-old diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, gets an autograph from Thunderbirds operations officer Lt. Col. Derek Routt and solo pilot Maj. Rick Goodman during the rehearsal show for the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Open House Nov. 13, 2009. Matt was invited to attend the rehearsal through the Make-a-Wish Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed toward granting wishes of children with life-threatening conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth)

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Nellis officials plan for F-35's opportunities, challenges

The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is preparing for the arrival of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter, like the one pictured here as it undergoes testing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julius Delos Reyes)

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Easy does it

Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lewis maneuvers the boom to refuel a Hawaii Air National Guard F-15 Eagle over the Hawaiian Islands Nov. 7, 2009. The refueling was part of an Employer Support Flight at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, to help employers better understand what their employees do as Air Force Reservists. Sergeant Lewis is a KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator from McConnell AFB, Kan. (Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Daniel Nathaniel)

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Air Force officials unveil new strategic basing process

A new process has been developed to define how Air Force experts make basing decisions. The process was put into practice in selecting potential training and operational sites for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

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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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Looking for trouble

F-16 Fighting Falcons from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. head out to the Nevada Test and Training Range, Oct. 29, 2009, during Red Flag 10-1. Red Flag is a realistic combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies. The exercise is one of a series of advanced training programs administered by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brett Clashman)

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Falcon Air Meet

His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein presents a Falcon Air Meet 2009 award Nov. 3, 2009, to Col. Mike Hudson, commander of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Operations Group based at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. The unit represented the United States in the three-nation F-16 Fighting Falcon competition at Mwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Caycee Cook)

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Falcon Air Meet

An F-16 Flying Falcon lands Oct. 28, 2009, during the Falcon Air Meet at Mwaffaq Salti Air Base, Azraq, Jordan. The Falcon Air Meet is an annual exercise between the U.S. Air Force, the Royal Jordanian Air Force and other regional countries whose air forces fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The Colorado and South Carolina Air National Guards are among this year's participants. (U.S. Army photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

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Target practice

An F-4 Phantom II practices Oct. 23, 2009, for the Southwest Open House at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. The F-4 is assigned to the 82nd Aerial Targeting Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chris Flahive)

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Balad maintainers keep F-16s flying

Airman Travis Sharp, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief, reviews his checklist while inspecting the lower fuselage of an F-16 Fighting Falcon Oct. 20, 2009, at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Airman Sharp is deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

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Balad maintainers keep F-16s flying

Airman 1st Class Kyle Crawford, 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron electronics and environmental systems specialist, inventories a composite tool kit Oct. 20, 2009 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

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Balad maintainers keep F-16s flying

Airman Travis Sharp inspects the lower fuselage of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Oct. 20, 2009. Airman Sharp is a crew chief with the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

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