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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joey Cherry, an F-15E Strike Eagle crew chief assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., prepares to put intake covers on his jet after a training mission during Exercise Red Flag 09-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Jan. 30, 2009. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios.

Airman 1st Class Joey Cherry prepares to put intake covers on his jet.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joey Cherry, an F-15E Strike Eagle crew chief assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., prepares to put intake covers on his jet after a training mission during Exercise Red Flag 09-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Jan. 30, 2009. Red Flag is a multi-national exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios.

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