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U.S. Air Force Capt. Chris Beery (left), a weapon systems officer from the 335th Fighter Squadron, watches his pilot Capt. Kevin Pritz perform a pre-flight check on an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft before a coalition mission during Red Flag-Alaska at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on July 17, 2007. The exercise is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. forces providing joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment.

Capt. Chris Beery watches Capt. Kevin Pritz perform a pre-flight check on an F-15E.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Chris Beery (left), a weapon systems officer from the 335th Fighter Squadron, watches his pilot Capt. Kevin Pritz perform a pre-flight check on an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft before a coalition mission during Red Flag-Alaska at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on July 17, 2007. The exercise is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. forces providing joint offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment.

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