Airman 1st Class Hayden Fredrickson, load crew member assigned to the 333rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, prepares an F-15E Strike Eagle before loading an AIM-9X missile, Oct. 5, 2018, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The AIM-9X is a short-range air-to-air missile with lock-on capabilities reaching potential speeds of up to Mach

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