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A Packbot 310 robot engages an improvised explosive device during a training exercise May 19, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Conducting training at Al Udeid AB is more realistic due to equipment availability and natural environmental situations, such as the hot desert weather. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)


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A Packbot 310 robot engages an improvised explosive device during a training exercise May 19, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Conducting training at Al Udeid AB is more realistic due to equipment availability and natural environmental situations, such as the hot desert weather. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christian Runyon, fuel systems technician with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, watches the flaps go back up on a KC-135 Stratotanker after the gravity transfer valve operational check was completed at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 24, 2017. Completing the gravity transfer valve operational check helps ensure that the fuel system won’t malfunction during flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared M. Thiems, left, shows Airman 1st Class Hayley Prato where the flap pressure gauge is located on a KC- 135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 24, 2017. Thiems and Prato, fuel systems technicians with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron are performing of a gravity transfer valve operational check and are responsible for diagnosing and repairing any malfunctions before the aircraft takes flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared M. Thiems and Tech. Sgt. Christian Runyon, fuel systems technicians with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, communicates about the status of the flaps on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 24, 2017. Thiems and Runyon perform a gravity transfer valve operational check, are responsible for diagnosing and repairing any malfunctions before the aircraft takes flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christian Runyon, fuel systems technician with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, watches the gravity transfer valve on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 24, 2017. Runyon is in the process of a gravity transfer valve operational check and is responsible for diagnosing and repairing any malfunctions before the aircraft takes flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)
An F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, lands on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. The 555th EFS deployed to Bagram Airfield as part of a rotation of fighters, which have had a constant presence in Afghanistan for more than a decade. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
An F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, taxis on the runway April 25, 2017, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 555th EFS, who was last here in 2015, provides counterterrorism operations to enable a successful train, advise and assist campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
Senior Airman Kevin Ly, a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member, performs a post-flight check April 25, 2017, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, deployed to Bagram Airfield as part of a constant rotation of fighter aircraft. The 555th EFS, who was last here in 2015, provides counterterrorism to enable a successful train, advise and assist campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
Airman 1st Class Nicolas Smith, a 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon April 25, 2017, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, deployed to Bagram Airfield as part of a constant rotation of fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, arrived on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft, proving itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
A pilot from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron throws up the ‘Triple Nickel’ sign after landing on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 25, 2017. The 555th EFS, commonly referred to as the ‘Triple Nickel’, has a rich combat heritage, beginning in 1942 as the 555th Bombardment Squadron. They have participated in World War II, the Vietnam War and currently conduct counterterrorism operations out of Bagram Airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
Airman 1st Class Brandon Ramirez, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron power production apprentice, punches a hole into a tape connector April 20, 2017, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The tape connector is one component of the Mobile Aircraft Arresting System, which is used to rapidly decelerate a landing plane, primarily fighters. The system is crucial for landings where the runway is too short or there is brake failure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)
Staff Sgt. Jared Latham, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, inspects a new tape as it is inserted in a reel April 20, 2017, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Civil engineers conducted routine maintenance on a Mobile Aircraft Arresting System, which is used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)