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Air Force Capt. Glenn Gonzales, an F-15 Eagle pilot with the 71st Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., checks to see if Lt. Col. Robert Garland, 71st FS commander, is ready to start engines Jan. 9, 2008. After a month-long stand-down, the 71st launched the first of its F-15C fleet.

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Air Force Capt. Glenn Gonzales, an F-15 Eagle pilot with the 71st Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., checks to see if Lt. Col. Robert Garland, 71st FS commander, is ready to start engines Jan. 9, 2008. After a month-long stand-down, the 71st launched the first of its F-15C fleet.

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