Air Force Reserve 2nd Lt. Ryan Moate, 709th Airlift Squadron pilot, uses a map of flight paths at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov.

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Air Force Reserve 2nd Lt. Ryan Moate, 709th Airlift Squadron pilot, uses a map of flight paths at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Nov. 20, 2013, to prepare for a trip from the base to Kitakyushu Airport in Japan. The trip took 16 hours as the C-5M Super Galaxy worked against extremely strong head winds.

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