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Black light detective

Airman 1st Class Caleb Leader inspects a piece of control equipment using nondestructive fluid under ultraviolet light at the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing in Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 9, 2020. The process allows for the evaluation of materials without causing damage to the original part. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathon Alderman)

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Total Force Airmen demonstrate Alaskan airpower

An E-3 Sentry and F-22 Raptors assigned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, fly over mountains May 5, 2020. The aircraft, which were part of a formation flight demonstrating airpower, consisted of active duty, Guard and Reserve components. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jerilyn Quintanilla)

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50th EARS refuel F-16s

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, fly in formation with two Royal Saudi Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles during a routine exercise over Southwest Asia, Dec. 15, 2020. U.S. Air Forces Central Command continues to build and strengthen regional partners by training alongside one another, integrating capabilities and increasing interoperability to project agile combat employment from established and austere locations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison)

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340th EARS fuels Bomber Task Force mission

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing departs after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, during a multi-day Bomber Task Force mission over Southwest Asia, Dec. 10th, 2020. The B-52 is a long-range bomber with a range of approximately 8,800 miles, enabling rapid support of BTF missions or deployments and reinforcing global security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride)

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340th EARS refuel F-16s

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, flies alongside a KC-135R Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Refueling Squadron, over Southwest Asia, Dec. 4, 2020. The F-16 is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft that delivers airpower to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison)

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40th FLTS tests APKWS II

Maj. Nathan McCaskey, 40th Flight Test Squadron test pilot, fires a rocket from his F-16 Fighting Falcon near Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 3, 2020. The rocket was being tested against a ground based stationary target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven)

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Prairie Vigilance: Lead the way

Airman 1st Class Stephen McArthur, 5th Security Forces Squadron response force sentry, stands guard in front of a B-52H Stratofortress at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 19, 2020, during exercise Prairie Vigilance. The annual exercise, performed in conjunction with Barksdale AFB, demonstrates Air Force Global Strike Command’s ability to generate strategic bombers at a moment’s notice and provide readiness training annually for Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dillon J. Audit)

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Eagles in the air at RAF Lakenheath

An F-15E Strike Eagle, assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, takes off at RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, Oct. 14, 2020. The 48th Fighter Wing engages in daily training to maintain a ready force, able to safeguard U.S. national interests and the collective defense of the NATO alliance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jessi Monte)

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Riding the Dragon

Capt. David Cotter, 1st Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 Dragon Lady pilot, sits in the cockpit at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Oct. 14, 2020. Not pictured, in the backseat, sits Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics. During the base visit, Dr. Roper emphasized the need for rapid, enterprise-wide deployment of digital engineering, open architecture and agile software development as the Air Force accelerates critical modernization efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dakota C. LeGrand)

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USAF, RSAF conduct Exercise Desert Eagle in CENTCOM AOR

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, F-15C Eagles, F-15E Strike Eagles, and Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SAs fly over Saudi Arabia while participating in a large formation exercise, Sept. 10, 2020. Air Forces Central continues to build and strengthen regional partners by training alongside one another, integrating capabilities and increasing interoperability to project agile combat employment from established and austere locations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Duncan C. Bevan)

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Orange ops

Airmen support a Transport Isolation System operation at Joint Base Pearl-Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, July 17, 2020. Airmen rapidly deployed the bio-containment capability on a C-17 Globemaster III for the first time in the Indo-Pacific theater to support a COVID-19 aeromedical evacuation mission. The TIS is an infectious disease containment unit designed to minimize contamination risk to aircrew and medical attendants while allowing in-flight medical care to patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson)

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100th ARW fuels B-52 off Norwegian coast

A B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., breaks away from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, after receiving fuel during a strategic bomber mission off the northern Norwegian coast, June 3, 2020. Joint and combined training, exercises and operations help mitigate and reduce security risks associated with increased human activity in the arctic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

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Combat search-and-rescue

Master Sgt. Dan, 301st Rescue Squadron Special Mission aviator, flies in an HH-60G Pave Hawk, May 30, 2020, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Special missions aviators can perform as a flight engineer, loadmaster, aerial gunner, navigator, weapons system specialist, electronic warfare officer, radio operator, sensor operator and combat systems officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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High level inspection

Staff Sgt. Andre Rivera, 911th Maintenance Squadron jet propulsion technician, inspects a C-17 Globemaster III engine during a Home Station Check inspection at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., May 18, 2020. Due to the travel restrictions put in place because of COVID-19, Airmen are performing HSC inspections on the airport’s flightline while a new hangar is under construction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Joshua J. Seybert)

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Heritage flight training course 2020 - Days three/four

Capt. Kristin Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, flies during a demonstration at the Air Force Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 29, 2020. The Heritage Flight Training Course helps train all single-ship aerial demonstration teams before the upcoming summer air show season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Codie Trimble)

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Jolly and green

An HH-60W Jolly Green II sits in a frozen chamber in the McKinley Climatic Lab, March 19, 2020, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force’s newest combat search and rescue helicopter and crews experienced temperature extremes from 120 to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit as well as torrential rain during the month-long testing period. The tests evaluate how the aircraft and its instrumentation, electronics and crew fare under the extreme conditions it will face during operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

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Cool Runnings

Members of the Eglin Air Force Base community run into the Choctawhatchee Bay during a Polar Bear Plunge at Eglin AFB, Fla., Jan. 17, 2020. The event is held during winter months where participants enter the water despite low temperatures in order to raise money for charity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

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Jolly Green II completes developmental testing

A 413th Flight Test Squadron HH-60W Pave Hawk hangs in the anechoic chamber at the Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems hangar, Jan. 6, 2020, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The J-PRIMES anechoic chamber is a room designed to stop internal reflections of electromagnetic waves, as well as insulate from external sources of electromagnetic noise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

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Black light detective

Airman 1st Class Caleb Leader inspects a piece of control equipment using nondestructive fluid under ultraviolet light at the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing in Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 9, 2020. The process allows for the evaluation of materials without causing damage to the original part. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathon Alderman)

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50th EARS refuel F-16s

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 77th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, fly in formation with two Royal Saudi Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles, after receiving fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker, assigned to the 50th Expeditionary Aircraft Refueling Squadron, during a routine exercise over Southwest Asia, Dec. 15, 2020. U.S. Air Forces Central Command continues to build and strengthen regional partners by training alongside one another, integrating capabilities and increasing interoperability to project agile combat employment from established and austere locations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison)

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