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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)

President Barack Obama appears with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to announce at the White House’s Rose Garden the nomination of Army Chief of Staff Martin Dempsey to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Navy Admiral James Winnefeld to be vice chair of the Joint Chiefs; and Gen. Ray Odierno as Army chief of staff, in Washington, DC, May 30, 2011.