Highway Landing

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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)

A US-made F-16 fighter of the Taiwanese air force flies at an low-altitude over a highway in Chiatung, a township in the southern Pingtung county, during a Nov. 17 drill. Taiwan military planes conducted mock sorties on a highway in one of the island’s biggest war games this year simulating an invasion by the giant neighbor China. (PATRICK LIN/AFP/Getty Images)