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Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft conduct a combat patrol over Afghanistan Dec. 11, 2008. The air crews and planes are assigned to the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.

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Two U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft conduct a combat patrol over Afghanistan Dec. 11, 2008. The air crews and planes are assigned to the 391st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan.

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