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U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Anderson conducts pre-checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet before a night training mission during exercise Red Flag 14-1 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 4, 2014. Anderson, a pilot, is assigned to the Colorado Air National Guard's 120th Fighter Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Anderson conducts pre-checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet before a night training mission during exercise Red Flag 14-1 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 4, 2014. Anderson, a pilot, is assigned to the Colorado Air National Guard's 120th Fighter Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Josh Anderson conducts pre-checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet before a night training mission during exercise Red Flag 14-1 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 4, 2014. Anderson, a pilot, is assigned to the Colorado Air National Guard's 120th Fighter Squadron.

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