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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Meyer performs preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before a mission on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2015. Myers commands the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Meyer performs preflight checks on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft before a mission on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 30, 2015. Myers commands the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Robert Cloys

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