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F16s

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Russell H. Taylor, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-15E Strike Eagle here before takeoff June 26. Airman Taylor is currently deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago)

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F16s

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Maj. Tracy Schmidt, 389th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, conducts pre-flight checks in an F-15E Strike Eagle here before takeoff June 26. Major Schmidt is deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago)

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F16s

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Senior Airman Russell H. Taylor, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-15E Strike Eagle before takeoff June 26. Airman Taylor is currently deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago)

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F16s

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Staff Sgt. Brandon Beatt, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, pressure washes accumulated dust from an F-15E Strike Eagle after a dust storm here June 26. Sergeant Beatt is currently deployed from 389th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jorge Intriago)

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F15s fly, fight, win

Published July 8, 2011