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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)

US Marine Lance Corporal Sean Brunner from 3rd Light Armored Reconaissance (LAR) Battalion 2nd Marine Division (Forward) lifts a truck tire, as the Marines Corps named “tire flip” for physical exercises at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Payne in Reg district, Helmand province on April 21, 2011. There are around 130,000 international troops in Afghanistan fighting a Taliban-led insurgency that has lasted for nearly 10 years. (BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)