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U.S. airmen load an inert GBU-12 laser-guided bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag-Alaska 12-2 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 14, 2012. The airmen have specialized training in aircraft armament systems.

U.S. airmen load an inert GBU-12 laser-guided bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag-Alaska 12-2 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 14, 2012. The airmen have specialized training in aircraft armament systems.

U.S. airmen load an inert GBU-12 laser-guided bomb onto an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Red Flag-Alaska 12-2 on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, June 14, 2012. The airmen have specialized training in aircraft armament systems.

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