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An F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and weapon system operator prepares to take off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, for a close-air-support mission, June 9, 2009. The pilot is assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.

AIR SUPPORT

An F-15E Strike Eagle pilot and weapon system operator prepares to take off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, for a close-air-support mission, June 9, 2009. The pilot is assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.

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