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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zach Gartner from the 57th Air Maintenance Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., recovers an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft during exercise Northern Edge 2009 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on June 18, 2009. Northern Edge 2009 is Alaska's largest military training exercise. It prepares joint forces to respond to crises throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Senior Airman Zach Gartner recovers an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zach Gartner from the 57th Air Maintenance Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., recovers an F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft during exercise Northern Edge 2009 at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, on June 18, 2009. Northern Edge 2009 is Alaska's largest military training exercise. It prepares joint forces to respond to crises throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

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