Living history

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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)

Maj. Gen. (ret.) John Alison, World War II Ace and co-commander of the 1st Air Commando Group, checks out the Flying Tiger jewelry on the shoulder of a female admirer at the Air Force Association’s annual Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, MD, on Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Ninety seven years old and this gentleman is still the star attraction in a convention center full of Zoomies. Sweet.