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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

A US Air Force C-17 drops paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team during a training exercise over Maniago near Aviano air base on March 22, 2011. US and Western warplanes were converging in the last two days on Italy’s air bases, including  Aviano, to join the international campaign to cripple the ability of Moamer Kadhafi’s forces to attack Libyan civilians.  (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)