A Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, with afterburners engaged Oct. 10, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 17-1. The average Aggressor pilot has at least 1,000 fighter hours and hundreds of hours of studying to become experts in enemy tactics used to train Air Force, joint and coalition partners during Pacific Air Forces commander-directed RF-A exercises. ( Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik)

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