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A ‘poopie’ mission: someone’s got to do it

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Troy Moncrief, a 354th Civil Engineering Squadron wastewater apprentice, uses a boat to inspect aeration equipment in ponds at the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, wastewater treatment plant July 15, 2016. The manufactured holding pond lined with thick black plastic hold millions of gallons of waste that is treated in a week’s time after it enters the plant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

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A ‘poopie’ mission: someone’s got to do it

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Troy Moncrief, a 354th Civil Engineering Squadron wastewater apprentice, displays solids removed from sewage after he removed it from a trap underground at the Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, wastewater treatment plant July 14, 2016. Anything that cant be treated by aeration, bacteria or chemicals is removed prior to entering settling tanks and ponds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

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A ‘poopie’ mission: someone’s got to do it

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Third times a charm: Seasoned commander returns to Eielson

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Toth, the 354th Operations Group (OG) commander, left, thanks Staff Sgt. Dale LeCrone, a 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief prior to a morning sortie June 16, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Toth attributes the success of RF-A to the hardworking men and women of the 354th OG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)

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Third times a charm: Seasoned commander returns to Eielson

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Toth, the 354th Operations Group commander, taxis for a morning sortie June 16, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Toth took command last July and logged more than 200 hours in the F-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)

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Third times a charm: Seasoned commander returns to Eielson

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Toth, the 354th Operations Group commander, climbs an F-16 Fighting Falcon before a morning sortie, June 16, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Toth took command in July 2015, making this his third assignment at Eielson. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)

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Third times a charm: Seasoned commander returns to Eielson

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dale LeCrone, a 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, talks with Col. Brian Toth, the 354th Operations Group commander, before performing pre-flight checks June 16, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. As a prior 353rd Combat Training Squadron commander, Toth has held multiple roles in RF-A and uses that knowledge to make the joint training exercise as successful as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)

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Third times a charm: Seasoned commander returns to Eielson

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Toth, the 354th Operations Group commander, pauses for a brief photo in his office, June 17, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. During two prior assignments at Eielson, Toth served as a weapons officer with the 18th Fighter Squadron, and later as the 353rd Combat Training Squadron commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)

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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Bragg, the 18th Aggressor Squadron assistant director of operations, reads maintenance continuity reports prior to take off as a “bad guy” for a sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A, a U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander-directed exercise, has helped train more than 150,000 aircrew members for combat in the past 40 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Bragg, the 18th Aggressor Squadron assistant director of operations, waits with his hand in a safe position while crew chiefs from the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft to take off as a “bad guy” for a sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The average Aggressor pilot has at least 1,000 fighter hours and hundreds of hours of studying to become experts in enemy tactics used to train U.S. Air Force, joint and coalition partners during the U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander-directed RF-A exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Bragg, the 18th Aggressor Squadron assistant director of operations, uses hand signals to communicate with crew chiefs from the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron while they prepare an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft to take off as the “bad guy” for a sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. RF-A exercises keep fighters in the air through 10 simulated combat sorties flying over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, a more than 67,000 square mile airspace that includes one conventional bombing range and two tactical bombing ranges containing 510 different types of targets and 45 threat simulators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Micah Bell, the 354th Operations Support Squadron commander, fills out flight paperwork at the 18th Aggressor Squadron operations desk prior to a a sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Pilots from Eielson take on the role of Red Air “bad guys” during large scale exercises and train Blue Air pilots during RF-A. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Capt. Todd Possemato, an 18th Aggressor Squadron pilot, flies an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft May 12, 2016, as a “bad guy” for a sortie during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The average Aggressor pilot has at least 1,000 fighter hours and hundreds of hours of studying to become experts in enemy tactics used to train U.S. Air Force, joint and coalition partners during U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander-directed RF-A exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo/Released)

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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Demonte Outlaw, a 354th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, maintains helmets used by pilots with the 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS), June 15, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 18th AGRS use a red star on their helmets to mark the mission of being experts in enemy tactics in exercises such as RF-A, a U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander-directed exercise, which has helped train more than 150,000 aircrew members for combat in the past 40 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Julio Rodriguez, the 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) director of operations, explains the significance of Red Air during large scale exercises and training Blue Air pilots June 15, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 18th AGRS use a red star, overlaid by a target on the sleeves of their green flight suits and red flags with the hammer and sickle of the former Soviet Union, to mark the mission of being experts in enemy tactics in exercises such as RF-A, a U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander-directed exercise, which has helped train more than 150,000 aircrew members for combat in the past 40 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

A U.S. Air Force crew chief with the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron salutes Maj. Brian Bragg, the 18th Aggressor Squadron (AGRS) assistant director of operations, prior to the pilot’s take off in a F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft for a sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The 18th AGRS participation in RF-A and similar exercises signifies continued commitment to peace, stability and alignment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

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Red Air: Aggressors’ experience provides life-saving training

U.S. Air Force fighter pilots with the 18th Aggressor Squadron brief for sortie June 14, 2016, during RED FLAG-Alaska 16-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. After every briefing, pilots utter in unison, “Have at you!” taken from the 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” signifying being the enemy squadron who will defend its battlefield regardless of the cost. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel/Released)

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RF-A 16-2 Showcases airpower

After experiencing show of force demonstrations that highlighted combat capabilities offered to nations participating in RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) exercises, senior leaders from the global community stand together for a group photo in front of RF-A 16-2 participating fighter jets June 13, 2016, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Leaders spent a total of four days together at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and Eielson strengthening foreign relations and showcasing the joint environment unmatched by other exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Nicole Taylor/Released)