Pave Hawk

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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)

Air Force pararescueman SSgt Mark Bedell of the 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron looks out of the open door of a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter as they fly low over a village in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province on Saturday Oct. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)