One of 14 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Agressor Squadron takes off from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, shortly after sunrise Jan. 17, 2015, in transit to Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to participate in the CENTURY ALOHA and COPE NORTH exercises. More than 150 maintainers will keep the Agressors in the air during the exercises, which are meant to prepare Airmen, Sailors and Marines along with coalition partners in the Pacific theater of operations for contingency operations if the need arises. Master Sgt. Karen J. Tomasik

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