Remembering Iwo Jima

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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)

IWO TO, Japan (Feb. 28, 2012) Lt. j.g. Frederick Wood, a Naval Security Force security officer at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, leaves behind a security badge as part of the mass reenlistment ceremony at Mount Suribachi. Mementos are often left by visitors to the island in honor of those who lost their lives. Iwo To, formally known as Iwo Jima, was the site of a major World War II battle with more than 26,000 American casualties and nearly 22,000 Japanese fatalities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kegan E. Kay