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UH-1Y Huey helicopters wave off before landing at the forward armored refueling point while flying above the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Wednesday. As part of Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course 1-14, student pilots performed maneuvering drills during a close air support exercise.




Lance Cpl. Chris Eichelberger, a Huey door gunner with a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, and a native of San Diego, Calif., gets ready to throw a M16 smoke grenade out of UH-1Y Huey helicopter at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Wednesday. Smoke grenades are used as indicators to mark points of interest in the battlefield.




Lance Cpl. Chris Eichelberger, a Huey door gunner with a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, and a native of San Diego, Calif., unloads on a target at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Wednesday. Huey door gunners participated in the close-air support exercise as supporting gunners for the student pilot to be able to learn to communicate and coordinate with the two gunners on the helicopter.




Lance Cpl. Chris Eichelberger, a Huey door gunner with a Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, and a native of San Diego, Calif., looks out of the UH-1Y Huey helicopter as four of them prepare to launch from the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Wednesday. As part of Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course 1-14, student pilots learned close-air support maneuvers in coordination with other Huey helicopters.


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An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron flies above Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, Sept. 23, 2013. Approximately 30 aircraft deployed from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall, to multiple locations in Norway, in support of the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 was a combined exercise with NATO and regional allies, which promoted continued interoperability between the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, United Kingdom and NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)




An F-15C Eagle, assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, launches from Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, Sept. 24, 2013. Approximately 30 aircraft deployed from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall , England to multiple locations in Norway in support of the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 is a combined exercise with NATO and regional allies that promotes continued interoperability between the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the United Kingdom and NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)




Two Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripens fly above Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, Sept. 24, 2013, in support of the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 is a combined exercise with NATO allies and regional partners designed to build upon international relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)




An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron launches from Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, Sept. 24, 2013. Approximately 30 aircraft deployed from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall to multiple locations in Norway in support of the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 was a combined exercise with NATO and regional allies, which promoted continued interoperability between the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, United Kingdom and NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)




An F-15C Eagle, assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron flies above Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, Sept. 24, 2013. Approximately 30 aircraft deployed from RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall to multiple locations in Norway in support of the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 was a combined exercise with NATO and regional allies, which promoted continued interoperability between the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, United Kingdom and NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)




A Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 Falcon flies above Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, Sept. 24, 2013. Norway was the host nation for the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013. ACE-13 was a combined exercise with NATO allies and regional partners designed to build upon international relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)




A Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16 Falcon flies above Bodø Main Air Station, Norway, Sept. 24, 2013. Norway is the host nation for the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2013, it’s a combined exercise with NATO allies and regional partners designed to build upon international relationships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Lee Osberry/Released)




Two U.S. Air Force A-10C Tunderbolt II aircraft prepare to receive fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan Oct. 2, 2013. The A-10s are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)




U.S. Air Force A-10C Tunderbolt II aircraft receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan Oct. 2, 2013. The A-10 is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)




U.S. Air Force A-10C Tunderbolt II aircraft receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan Oct. 2, 2013. The A-10 is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)




U.S. Air Force A-10C Tunderbolt II aircraft fires off a flair after refueling over Afghanistan Oct. 2, 2013. The A-10 is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., to the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)




U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan Oct. 2, 2013. The F-16 is deployed from 125th Fighter Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)




U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft receives fuel from a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan Oct. 2, 2013. The F-16 is deployed from 125th Fighter Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephany Richards)


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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Shawn L. Brothers, the paralegal non-commissioned officer in charge for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during a battle drill on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2013.




U.S. Army Spc. Nicolas S. Izquierdo, a soldier with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), takes direction from Master Sgt. Betty R. Shomaker, also with the 4th BCT, 101st Abn. Div., while pulling security during a battle drill on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2013.




U.S. Army Sgt. Quentin R. Abrell, a soldier with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), utilizes his ACOG optic while pulling security, during a battle drill on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2013.




U.S. Army Pfc. Aleshia K. Anderson, a soldier with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during a battle drill on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2013




U.S. Army soldiers with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during a battle drill on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2013.




U.S. Army Capt. Carla L. Bender, a human resources officer with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during a battle drill on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2013.




U.S. Army Sgt. Cara L. Hubbard, a paralegal specialist with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during a battle drill on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2013.




U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Sean M. Ulrich, a soldier with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during a battle drill on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2013.




U.S. Army Pfc. Aleshia K. Anderson, a soldier with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during a battle drill on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2013.




U.S. Army soldier with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), pulls security during a battle drill on Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, Oct. 3, 2013.


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