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An F-16 Flying Falcon conducts an exercise with a simulated opponent over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 14, 2009. The Falcon is from the 18th Aggressor Squadron and is responsible for training and preparing joint and allied air crews for combat missions. The complex provides 67,000 square miles of airspace, one conventional bombing range and two tactical bombing ranges containing more than 400 different types of targets.

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An F-16 Flying Falcon conducts an exercise with a simulated opponent over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 14, 2009. The Falcon is from the 18th Aggressor Squadron and is responsible for training and preparing joint and allied air crews for combat missions. The complex provides 67,000 square miles of airspace, one conventional bombing range and two tactical bombing ranges containing more than 400 different types of targets.

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