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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon sits in pre-contact position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker during Red Flag-Alaska 09-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Oct. 16, 2008. The F-16 is assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The KC-135 is assigned to the 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon sits in pre-contact position.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon sits in pre-contact position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker during Red Flag-Alaska 09-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Oct. 16, 2008. The F-16 is assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The KC-135 is assigned to the 384th Air Refueling Squadron, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan.

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