A Air Force aerial gunner assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron waits for takeoff on a CV-22 Osprey during Emerald Warrior 2016 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 5, 2016. Emerald Warrior is a Special Operations Command sponsored mission rehearsal exercise during which joint special operations forces train to respond to real and emerging worldwide threats.( Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Queen)

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