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Service members from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 148th Fighter Wing board a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 22, 2011, in Duluth, Minn. The C-17 is bound for training exercise Combat Archer, the first operational test of newly upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcons at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Donald Acton)

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Fit to fly

Two crew members from the Air Force Reserve Command's 445th Airlift Wing work on a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 21, 2011, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo/Susan Belna)

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A flying pit stop

An F-15E Strike Eagle is refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker Jan. 14, 2011, above Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)

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Fill 'er up!

Staff Sgt. Tom Wilson pumps liquid oxygen into an A-10C Thunderbolt II Jan. 11, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Sergeant Wilson is a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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Red Flag 11-2 provides combat experience

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 64th Aggressor Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., takes off from the flightline during the first day of Red Flag 11-2 Jan. 24, 2011, at Nellis AFB. Red Flag is a combined exercise that provides a realistic, combat-training environment to the U.S. and its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)

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Red Flag 11-2 provides combat experience

An E-3 Sentry deployed from 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., takes off from the flightline during the first day of Red Flag 11-2 Jan. 24, 2011, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag is a combined exercise that provides a realistic, combat-training environment to the U.S. and its allies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)

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F-15E Strike Eagles get new radar

Afterburners burn bright as F-15E Strike Eagle moves down the runway Jan. 18, 2011, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This F-15E is equipped with the new APG-82 radar, which replaces the 24-year-old APG-70 radar system. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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F-15E Strike Eagles get new radar

F-15E Strike Eagle maintainers perform final checks before takeoff Jan. 18, 2011, from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This F-15E is equipped with the new APG-82 radar, which replaces the 24-year-old APG-70 radar system. The maintainers are assigned to the 46th Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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F-15E Strike Eagles get new radar

An F-16 Fighting Falcon waits for clearance as an F-15E Strike Eagle taxis in the distance Jan. 18, 2011, at Eglin Air Force Base Fla. Both aircraft belong to the 46th Test Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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F-15E Strike Eagles get new radar

F-15E Strike Eagle maintainers walk past a parked F-16 Fighting Falcon to move into place as their aircraft taxis toward them for a final check before takeoff Jan. 18, 2011, from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This F-15E is equipped with the new APG-82 radar, which replaces the 24-year-old APG-70 radar system. Maintainers are assigned to the 46th Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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F-15E Strike Eagles get new radar

A maintainer from the 46th Maintenance Group halts one F-16 Fighting Falcon as another rolls by and an F-15E Strike Eagle taxis in the distance Jan. 18, 2011, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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386th AEW transit keeps Marines moving

Airmen, Marines and Sailors work together to load an AH-1 Whiskey Super Cobra on a C-17 Globemaster III recently in Southwest Asia. Airmen with the 386th Expeditionary Readiness Squadron and loadmasters with the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron worked with Marines and Sailors of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to get their cargo to a forward location. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cynthia Spalding)

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New F-15E radar system

Steve Coleman completes last-minute pre-flight checks underneath an F-15E Strike Eagle Jan. 18, 2011, on the flightline at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This F-15E is equipped with the new APG-82(V)1 radar, which replaces the 24-year-old APG-70 radar system. Mr. Coleman is an F-15E crew chief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Kandahar flying mission consolidation

Senior Airman Christopher Smith checks the dipstick of an A-10C Thunderbolt II, Jan. 11, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron recently moved their assets to the other side of the flightline, marking the first of many moves toward consolidating the wing's missions. Airman Smith is a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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Kandahar flying mission consolidation

Staff Sgt. Tom Wilson fills an A-10C Thunderbolt II with liquid oxygen, Jan. 11, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron recently moved their assets to the other side of the flightline, marking the first of many moves toward consolidating the wing's missions. Sergeant Wilson is a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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Delta IV launches

A Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle was launched Jan. 20, 2011, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The rocket ever to launch carried a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lael Huss)

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A-10C Thunderbolt II maintenance inspection

Maj. Loren Coulter exits an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2011. The 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron moved their assets to the other side of the flightline, marking the first of many moves toward consolidating the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing's missions. Major Coulter is an A-10 pilot assigned to the 75th EFS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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A-10C Thunderbolt II maintenance inspection

Senior Airman Christopher Smith checks the engine oil for an A-10C Thunderbolt II, Jan. 11, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Airman Smith is a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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A-10C Thunderbolt II maintenance inspection

Staff Sgt. William Cooper conducts an intake and exhaust inspection on an A-10C Thunderbolt II, Jan. 11, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Sergeant Cooper is an electro-environmental craftsman assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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A-10C Thunderbolt II maintenance inspection

Staff Sgt. Tom Wilson fills an A-10C Thunderbolt II with liquid oxygen, Jan. 11, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron recently moved their assets to the other side of the flightline, the first of many moves toward consolidating the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing's missions. Sergeant Wilson is a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Willard E. Grande II)

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