Evening Under the Stars

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Staff

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)

Maj. Jason Glemser, Lt. Col. Robert Salome, and Lt. Col. Daniel Mouton, paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, enjoy the stars at Joint Security Station Hasan June 11, 2012, in southern Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.  Erected just weeks earlier in southern Gilan District, the rural post has a virtually unobstructed view of the heavens on clear nights.  (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod, RC-East PAO)