A German air force crew chief, left, watches as Air Force Airman 1st Class Noah Luis Rivera, right, 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares a F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 510th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, to launch at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Nov. 7, in support of Blue Flag 17. This biennial exercise is essential to building and maintaining defensive interoperability. ( Air Force photo/Senior Airman Abby L. Finkel)

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