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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ken Badertscher, an F-15E Eagle aircraft crew chief assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron out of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., inspects his aircraft for loose fasteners after a two-hour sortie during exercise Red Flag on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 24, 2008. Red Flag is a multinational exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ken Badertscher, an F-15E Eagle aircraft crew chief assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron out of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., inspects his aircraft for loose fasteners after a two-hour sortie during exercise Red Flag on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Oct. 24, 2008. Red Flag is a multinational exercise providing a realistic environment to practice combat scenarios.

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