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U.S. Air Force Maj. Skyler Hester and French air force Capt. Mathieu Boireau taxi from their aircraft shelter in a Mirage 2000D airfraft at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2010. Hester is an instructor pilot assigned to the French 1/3 Fighter Squadron and deployed with the unit during a three-year foreign exchange pilot program.

TAXI POSITION

U.S. Air Force Maj. Skyler Hester and French air force Capt. Mathieu Boireau taxi from their aircraft shelter in a Mirage 2000D airfraft at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 11, 2010. Hester is an instructor pilot assigned to the French 1/3 Fighter Squadron and deployed with the unit during a three-year foreign exchange pilot program.

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