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A Swedish crew chief looks at an aircraft manual before launching a Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighter jet during exercise Red-Flag 13-2 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 21, 2013. The crew chief is assigned to the 172nd Fighter Reconnaissance Squadron.

A Swedish crew chief looks at an aircraft manual before launching a Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighter jet during exercise Red-Flag 13-2 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 21, 2013. The crew chief is assigned to the 172nd Fighter Reconnaissance Squadron.

A Swedish crew chief looks at an aircraft manual before launching a Swedish JAS-39 Gripen fighter jet during exercise Red-Flag 13-2 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Jan. 21, 2013. The crew chief is assigned to the 172nd Fighter Reconnaissance Squadron.

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