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Air Force Maj. Mark Mitchum climbs the ladder to the cockpit of his F-16 Fighting Falcon as he prepares for a sortie from the Virginia Air National Guard Base in Sandstone, Va., on March 31, 2006. Mitchum is assigned to the 149th Fighter Squadron.

Maj. Mark Mitchum climbs the ladder to the cockpit of his F-16 Fighting Falcon.

Air Force Maj. Mark Mitchum climbs the ladder to the cockpit of his F-16 Fighting Falcon as he prepares for a sortie from the Virginia Air National Guard Base in Sandstone, Va., on March 31, 2006. Mitchum is assigned to the 149th Fighter Squadron.

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