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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)

Valerie McElwaney, 51, McDonough, hugs her son, Spc. Miles Crook, 22, of Kennesaw, Ga., as members of the Georgia Army National Guard Dragon Masters (1-171st Aviation Regiment) arrive home from a yearlong duty in Iraq just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday at the Clay National Guard Center at Dobbins Air Base Nov. 23. It was Crook’s first deployment.  (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)

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