Air Force Airman 1st Class Garrett Lopez, 97th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, is in training to become a fully certified controller, Aug. 1, 2017, Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Air traffic controllers go through intense training to be qualified for operations without supervision and for Federal Aviation Administration certification. ( Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Jackson N. Haddon/Released).

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