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A flight of Aggressor F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation June 5 over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The jets are assigned to the 64th and 65th Aggressor squadrons at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The F-15 has electronic systems and weaponry to detect, acquire, track and attack enemy aircraft while operating in friendly or enemy-controlled airspace. The F-16 can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low-flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)


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A flight of Aggressor F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation June 5 over the Nevada Test and Training Range. The jets are assigned to the 64th and 65th Aggressor squadrons at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The F-15 has electronic systems and weaponry to detect, acquire, track and attack enemy aircraft while operating in friendly or enemy-controlled airspace. The F-16 can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low-flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald)

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Fourth and fifth-generation U.S. Air Force aircraft fly in a training airspace during Atlantic Trident 17 near Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., April 26, 2017. Both generations of aircraft from the U.S. Air Force, French air force and Royal Air Force participated in the exercise to provide differing capabilities needed in a highly-contested airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)
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Spc. Christopher Bazan, a Soldier with the Florida National Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 265 Air Defense Artillery Regiment, adjusts his helmet before closing the canopy on the Avenger’s turret April 20, 2017. The unit, along with the Army’s Stinger Based Systems, used the Eglin Air Force Base range to test fire stinger missiles from the vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Senior Airman Joseph Gago, an 18th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, inspects night vision goggles April 18, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Aircrew flight equipment Airmen work day and night to inspect, repair and modify helmets, night vision goggles, life rafts and chemical gear to keep aircrews safe and able to complete the mission at hand. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
Fully armed Aircraft from the 18th Wing conduct an elephant walk during a no-notice exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing operates combat ready fleets of HH-60 Pave Hawks, F-15 Eagles, E-3 Sentries and KC-135 Stratotankers, making it the largest combat-ready wing in the U.S. Air Force. Kadena AB provides leading-edge counter air, command and control, air refueling and combat search and rescue operations, enabling theater commanders of joint and allied partners to project and enhance lethal, persistent and flexible combat power in response to adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
A U.S. Air Force 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk lands on the flightline during no-notice exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. No-notice exercises keep members of Team Kadena ready for any situation and capable of deploying combat ready assets at a moment’s notice in the defense of Okinawa and allies throughout Pacific Theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
Fully armed Aircraft from the 18th Wing conduct an elephant walk during a no-notice exercise April 12, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th Wing operates combat ready fleets of HH-60 Pave Hawks, F-15 Eagles, E-3 Sentries and KC-135 Stratotankers, making it the largest combat-ready wing in the U.S. Air Force.(U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
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A B-1B Lancer, assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, takes off March 10, 2017, at Andersen AFB, Guam. The B-1B's are deployed to Andersen AFB as part of U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence operations. This forward deployed presence demonstrates continuing U.S. commitment to stability and security in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Most importantly, the bomber rotations provide Pacific Air Forces and PACOM commanders an extended deterrence capability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jacob Skovo)
A 33rd Fighter Wing F-35A Lightning II takes off Feb. 27, 2017, to conduct sorties at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The F-35’s helmet mounted display system is the most advanced system of its kind. All the intelligence and targeting information an F-35 pilot needs to complete the mission is displayed on the helmet’s visor. This provides the pilot with unsurpassed situational awareness, positive target identification and precision strike in all weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Kristin Stewart)
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, fly in formation next to a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker March 1, 2017, off the coast of Guam. Twenty-two flying units from U.S. Pacific Command, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force are in Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to participate in annual exercise, Cope North. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John Linzmeier)