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Air Force Airman 1st Class Aaron Hasenauer tightens the flaperon screws on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft in preparation for Red Flag-Alaska 06-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on April 21, 2006. The exercise, formerly known as Cope Thunder, provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close-air support and large-force employment training in a simulated combat environment. Hasenauer and the Fighting Falcon are deployed for the exercise from the 63rd Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

Airman 1st Class Aaron Hasenauer tightens the flaperon screws on an F-16.

Air Force Airman 1st Class Aaron Hasenauer tightens the flaperon screws on an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft in preparation for Red Flag-Alaska 06-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on April 21, 2006. The exercise, formerly known as Cope Thunder, provides joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close-air support and large-force employment training in a simulated combat environment. Hasenauer and the Fighting Falcon are deployed for the exercise from the 63rd Fighter Squadron, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.

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