Air Force Col. Mike Manning, 169th Fighter Wing Commander at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, launches an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet for a training mission from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Nov. 7, 2013.

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Air Force Col. Mike Manning, 169th Fighter Wing Commander at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, launches an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet for a training mission from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., on Nov. 7, 2013. Members of the 169th Fighter Wing are at Nellis to train for an upcoming Aerospace Expeditionary Force deployment and to support Green Flag-West, a joint close-air support training mission for forces preparing to support combat operations.

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