U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Cole communicates with the pilot of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle prior to a night mission from Ali Air Base. The Predators, which are now fully operational, have begun 24-hour operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Senior Airman Daniel Young marshals in an A-10 Thunderbolt II for munitions disarming after a mission at Al Asad Air Base. The A-10 is assigned to the 104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, which is made up primarily of members from the 175th Maryland Air National Guard. Airman Young is a Maryland ANG crew chief.
U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Angelique Perez

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The Eurofighter Typhoon Instrumented Production Aircraft Six (IPA6) takes off for its first flight from BAE Systems' Warton facility.

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This is the first of new Block 52 F-16 Fighting Falcons that are being provided to the U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team. Officials at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, rolled out the upgraded fighter during a ceremony Oct. 24. The 11 aircraft destined for the Thunderbirds are scheduled to receive Falcon STAR modifications and a smoke generating system modification. The newly converted aircraft are slated for delivery for the 2009 show season.
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An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper waits for its first mission in a deployed environment on a flightline in Southwest Asia during a deployability test in Sept. The test was performed by the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 5 and the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron.


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for a demonstration of the LITENING pod Oct. 17 at Tyndall Air Force Base. The demonstration showed the LITENING pod's capability to capture digital imagery and upload it to communications networks.
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An F-15E Strike Eagle jet takes off from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, to provide close-air support for International Security Assistance Force ground operations. Coalition aircraft like the F-15E flew 66 close-air-support missions in support of ISAF May 21.
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An F-15 Eagle flies over the Pacific during Valiant Shield Aug. 9.
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This B-2 Spirit taxies toward the end of the airfield here in preparation for its combat training sortie. Long duration sorties like this help ensure the aircrews are razor sharp and ready to deliver massive amounts of firepower on American and allied adversaries anywhere in the world. This particular mission was valuable as it allowed for the aircrews to work with Airmen on the ground calling for fire at the bombing range in Hawaii.
Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Kimball

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This lone crew chief launches the world’s most advanced and lethal bomber on its practice combat sortie. The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber recently participated in a series of ordnance drops on the Pohakuloa Training Area on the big island of Hawaii. They practiced combat operations while working with JTACs on the ground that were calling in the fire from the B-2s
Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Kimball

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