Royal Canadian Air Force Cpl. Zach McCann, an aviation systems technician assigned to the 409th Tactical Fighter Squadron out of Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta, waits for Captain Chris Swartz, a pilot assigned to the same unit, to get ready for takeoff procedures Aug. 18, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-3, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A participants fly to the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, which provides more than 67,000 square miles of airspace for a realistic training environment. ( Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

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