Captain Joshua Smith, 706th Fighter Squadron pilot, looks for his target during a training mission May 4, 2021, over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nevada. The Aggressor program began in the fall of 1972 with the activation of the 64th Aggressor Squadron. This program started as a direct result of the high air combat loss rate experienced in the Vietnam War.

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