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An aircraft takes off.

Eagle Takeoff

An F-15C Eagle assigned to U.S. Air Forces in Europe takes off from a base in Europe, April 11, 2018. U.S. Air Forces in Europe-assigned aircraft conducted defensive counter air operations to support combined air and maritime forces in the Mediterranean Sea during U.S. military strikes in Syria. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher S. Sparks

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