The sun rises over Rogers Dry Lake on Edwards Air Force Base, California, Jan. 11. Rogers Dry Lake, designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1985, fills with water roughly once a year during a brief rainy season in California's Mojave Desert. Rogers Lake on Edwards AFB is the site of many firsts in aviation history such as the breaking of the sound barrier in Oct. 14, 1947. The dry lake is still used today to support test and training missions. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

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