Texas A&M University cadets Douglas Thies, left, and David Vaclavik, stand for a picture in their uniforms at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas, circa 1992. The two cadets would eventually become Air Force colonels and take command of the 20th Operations Group and the 20th Mission Support Group, respectively, providing combat-ready F-16CM Fighting Falcon airpower and Airmen to suppress enemy air defenses and provide close air support in the Central Command’s area of responsibility.

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