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Vipers on the combat frontier

An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, participates in a training sortie with F-22 Raptors Sept. 9, 2015, over the U.K. The Air Force deployed four F-22s, one C-17 Globemaster III and approximately 60 Airmen and their associated equipment to Spangdahlem AB. The F-22s are deployed from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)

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Bagram service members run to honor POWs/MIAs

Service members participate in a prisoner of war/missing in action run at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2015. For 24 consecutive hours, Bagram service members kept the POW/MIA flag in constant motion in honor of American POWs and those MIA. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

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'Viper' weapon loaders on the line

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon “Triple Nickel” aircraft pilot assigned to the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy, waits as Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron complete a final check of the aircrafts weapons before taking off on a combat sortie from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, July 14, 2015. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. Members of the Triple Nickel are deployed in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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'Viper' weapon loaders on the line

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon “Triple Nickel” aircraft pilot assigned to the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy, waits as Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron complete a final check of the aircrafts weapons before taking off on a combat sortie from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, July 14, 2015. The F-16 is a multi-role fighter aircraft that is highly maneuverable and has proven itself in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. Members of the Triple Nickel are deployed in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and NATO’s Resolute Support mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

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USAF Weapons School JTAC graduates to receive hallowed patches

A combat controller, deployed with a U.S. Army Special Forces team in Afghanistan, communicates with overhead aircraft before calling in airstrikes during an engagement with insurgents. A special tactics combat controller integrates air power into ground special operations for mission success, deploying into forward hostile areas to control offensive airstrike operations (also known as joint terminal attack control), as well as establish assault zones and provide air traffic control capability. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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USAF Weapons School JTAC graduates to receive hallowed patches

A combat controller, deployed with a U.S. Army Special Forces team in Afghanistan, searches for targets to provide close air support during an engagement with insurgents. A special tactics combat controller integrates air power into ground special operations for mission success, deploying into forward hostile areas to control offensive airstrike operations (also known as joint terminal attack control), as well as establish assault zones and provide air traffic control capability. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Maintenance key to sustaining combat airpower

Capt. Doug Mayo, a 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, goes through a preflight inspection with Staff Sgt. William Harris, a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, before a combat sortie at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 8, 2015. The Airmen at the 455th EAMXS ensure that F-16s on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

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Maintenance key to sustaining combat airpower

Staff Sgt. Guillermo Cruz Rodriguez, assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspects the intake of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a postflight inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 8, 2015. The Airmen at the 455th EAMXS ensure that F-16s on Bagram are prepared for flight and returned to a mission-ready state once they land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

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Night deliveries

Airmen assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron and the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron offload an HH-60G Pave Hawk from a C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2015. Air Force cargo aircraft have delivered 19,900 short tons of cargo throughout Afghanistan this year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

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Bagram Air Field's busy runway

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Aviano Air Base, Italy, takes off from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, May 23, 2015. The F-16 is a highly maneuverable, multi-role fighter aircraft that has proven itself in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

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Fill 'er up!

Airman 1st Class Ryan Munchel, assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, transfers liquid oxygen to an LOX reservoir in a C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 5, 2015. The 455th EAMXS ensures C-130s on Bagram are prepared for flight and return them to a mission-ready status after they land. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

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Second runway increases Bagram capability

An F-16 Fighting Falcon is caught by the Mobile Aircraft Arresting System during a test of its operational functionality March 20, 2015 at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. The MAAS was from a separate taxiway as part of the construction of an alternate runway at Bagram. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Law/released)

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Reaper maintainers ensure ISR mission accomplishment

A 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airman performs preflight checks prior to launching an MQ-9 Reaper March 20, 2015, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Airmen assigned to the 451st EAMXS provide 24/7 maintenance support to the Air Force’s largest Reaper unit, ensuring ground troops are supported around the clock. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz)

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Reaper maintainers ensure ISR mission accomplishment

An Airman assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals an MQ-9 Reaper to the runway prior to launch March 20, 2015, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Airmen assigned to the 451st EAMXS provide 24/7 maintenance support to the Air Force’s largest Reaper unit, ensuring ground troops are supported around the clock. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz)

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Manpower: Man behind the math

Tech. Sgt. Gregory Green analyzes spreadsheets Feb. 12, 2015, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Green is a 455th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron manpower analyst. As a one-deep analyst in the only Air Force manpower office in Afghanistan, Green provides personnel retention and reduction recommendations to commanders across the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Whitney Amstutz)

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Go, go, go: Air commandos jump at 10,000

Special Tactics Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing jump out of an MC-130H Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 7, 2015. The Airmen were from various special tactics career fields, including special operations weathermen, combat controllers, pararescuemen and tactical air control parties. The 24th SOW’s mission is to provide Special Tactics forces for rapid global employment to enable airpower success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)

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Motor Vessel Capt. David I. Lyon

Capt. Dana M. Lyon, widow of Capt. David I. Lyon, talks with 2nd Lt. Alana Piccone during a tour of the Motor Vessel Capt. David I. Lyon, Aug. 11, 2014, at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in Southport, N.C. The MV Capt. David I. Lyon is an Air Force prepositioning vessel named in honor of Capt. David I. Lyon, an Air Force logistics readiness officer and 2008 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate who was killed in action Dec. 27, 2013, in Afghanistan. The vessel will transport critical war reserve materiel to locations around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)

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Motor Vessel Capt. David I. Lyon

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released) Capt. Dana M. Lyon, widow of Capt. David I. Lyon, tours the Motor Vessel Capt. David I. Lyon, Aug. 11, 2014, at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in Southport, N.C. The MV Capt. David I. Lyon is an Air Force prepositioning vessel named in honor of Capt. David I. Lyon, an Air Force logistics readiness officer and 2008 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate who was killed in action Dec. 27, 2013, in Afghanistan. The vessel will transport critical war reserve materiel to locations around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)

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Motor Vessel Capt. David I. Lyon

Capt. David I. Lyon's parents, Jeannie and Robert Lyon, look over a photograph given to them by the crew of the Motor Vessel Capt. David I. Lyon, Aug. 11, 2014, at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in Southport, N.C. The MV Capt. David I. Lyon is an Air Force prepositioning vessel named in honor of Capt. David I. Lyon, an Air Force logistics readiness officer and 2008 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate who was killed in action Dec. 27, 2013, in Afghanistan. The vessel will transport critical war reserve materiel to locations around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)

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Motor Vessel Capt. David I. Lyon

Capt. Dana M. Lyon, widow of Capt. David I. Lyon, and 2nd Lt. Alana Piccone look down at the water surrounding the Motor Vessel Capt. David I. Lyon, Aug. 11, 2014, at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point in Southport, N.C. The MV Capt. David I. Lyon is an Air Force prepositioning vessel named in honor of Capt. David I. Lyon, an Air Force logistics readiness officer and 2008 U.S. Air Force Academy graduate who was killed in action Dec. 27, 2013, in Afghanistan. The vessel will transport critical war reserve materiel to locations around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson)

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