Preparing the Red Dragon

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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)

PACIFIC OCEAN – Helicopter crew chief Cpl. Mathew A. Collins prepares a UH-1Y Huey Venom before a training mission over waters off Southern California’s coast Aug. 18. Collins, 21, hails from Red Bluff, Calif., and serves with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is scheduled to deploy this fall. (Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn/USMC)

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