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U.S. Air Force Maj. Jared Hand parks his F-16 Fighting Falcon as he returns from combat training during Red Flag-Alaska 12-2 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 14, 2012. Hand, a pilot, is assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jared Hand parks his F-16 Fighting Falcon as he returns from combat training during Red Flag-Alaska 12-2 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 14, 2012. Hand, a pilot, is assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Jared Hand parks his F-16 Fighting Falcon as he returns from combat training during Red Flag-Alaska 12-2 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 14, 2012. Hand, a pilot, is assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.

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