Goin’ to Church

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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)

Spc. Joshua Jacobsen, Bravo Co., 2-7 Cavalry, stands guard in front of a Christian church in Qaraqosh, Iraq, February 9, 2011. They go on daily joint Iraqi/Kurdish/U.S. patrols from Checkpoint #3 on the eastern outskirts of Mosul. These small patrol bases are one of the few places where U.S. military still regularly leaves their bases and interacts with the population.

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