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An Air Force F-16 Falcon sits on the tarmac during Exercise Pitch Black 16 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, Aug. 4, 2016. The Australian air force hosts the multinational air warfare exercise, focusing on offensive and defensive air combat in a simulated war environment. Australian forces photo by Cpl. David Gibbs

'Pitch Black' Falcon

An Air Force F-16 Falcon sits on the tarmac during Exercise Pitch Black 16 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, Aug. 4, 2016. The Australian air force hosts the multinational air warfare exercise, focusing on offensive and defensive air combat in a simulated war environment. Australian forces photo by Cpl. David Gibbs

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