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U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 18th Aggressor Squadron, and a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 912th Air Refueling Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, California, fly in close proximity during RED FLAG-Alaska (RF-A) 21-3, near Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Aug. 23, 2021. RF-A gives aviators an opportunity to hone the skills required in combat by providing training scenarios that replicate near-peer adversary tactics, techniques and procedures in a controlled environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Larue Guerrisky)