A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter aircraft is illuminated by a lightning storm near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 6, 2011. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht)
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A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fighter aircraft from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., demonstrates its maneuverability during the Charleston Air Expo at Joint Base Charleston S.C., April 9, 2011. The F-15E is a multi-role fighter capable of air-to-surface and air-to-air combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class James Richardson)
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A B-2 Spirit bomber taxis on a flightline Oct. 26, 2014, during Exercise Global Thunder 15. The B-2 is one of the key aircraft used to support U.S. Strategic Command’s global strike and bomber assurance and deterrence missions. Its stealth capabilities provide U.S. decision makers the capability to deter strategic attacks and, if necessary, penetrate the most secure defense systems to rapidly deliver its payload. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Pfiester/Released)
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F-16 Fighting Falcons demonstrate an 'Elephant Walk' as they taxi down the flightline at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Dec. 14, 2012. The Elephant Walk was a demonstration of U.S. and South Korean air force capabilities and strength. The F-16 Fighting Falcons are from the 35th and 80th Fighter Squadrons of the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, South Korea; the 4th Fighter Squadron of the 388th Expeditionary Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah; and the 38th Fighter Group of the Korean air force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Fowler)
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Levi Denham, a WC-130J Hercules aircraft weather reconnaissance loadmaster assigned to the 53rd Reconnaissance Squadron, performs pre-engine start-up inspections in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, on Sept. 16, 2010. Known as the Hurricane Hunters, the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron's mission is to provide surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the central Pacific Ocean for the National Hurricane Center in Miami. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez)
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