A Perfectly Good Plane

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Staff

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Oct. 6, 2014, during RED FLAG-Alaska 15-1. RF-A is a series of Pacific Air Forces commander-directed field training exercises for U.S. and partner nation forces, providing combined offensive counter-air, interdiction, close air support and large force employment training in a simulated combat environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford Jr./Released)

Marines from Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, jump out of a C-130 on Sept. 17, during a training jump in Guam. The Marines of SOTG coordinated and supervised the execution of the assault in Hagatna, Guam, as part of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Realistic Urban Training Exercise, Sept. 16. (Lance Cpl. David J. Adams/USMC)