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Taking flight

U.S. Air Force Maj. Shawn McGoffin, 354 Fighter Wing deputy inspector general and F-16 pilot, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Wesley Walker, a 354th Maintenance Squadron aircraft munitions systems specialist, take off in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, March 24, 2017. Prior to the 18th Aggressor Squadron completing their final sortie in Exercise Diamond Shield, Walker was offered an opportunity to observe the mission of training and preparing Royal Australian Air Force fighter combat instructors, airspace battle managers, fighter intelligence instructors and fighter combat controllers of the RAAF Air Warfare Centre Instructors Course from a perspective he’s never seen before; from 30,000 feet in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Back on the ground

U.S. Air Force Maj. Shawn McGoffin, 354 Fighter Wing deputy inspector general and F-16 pilot, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Wesley Walker, a 354th Maintenance Squadron aircraft munitions systems specialist, taxi in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, March 24, 2017. Prior to the 18th Aggressor Squadron completing their final sortie in Exercise Diamond Shield, Walker was offered an opportunity to observe the mission of training and preparing Royal Australian Air Force fighter combat instructors, airspace battle managers, fighter intelligence instructors and fighter combat controllers of the RAAF Air Warfare Centre Instructors Course from a perspective he’s never seen before; from 30,000 feet in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Final run through

U.S. Air Force Maj. Shawn McGoffin, 354 Fighter Wing deputy inspector general and F-16 pilot (right), orients U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Wesley Walker, a 354th Maintenance Squadron aircraft munitions systems specialist, to the F-16 Fighting Falcon at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, March 24, 2017. Prior to the 18th Aggressor Squadron completing their final sortie in Exercise Diamond Shield, Walker was offered an opportunity to observe the mission of training and preparing Royal Australian Air Force fighter combat instructors, airspace battle managers, fighter intelligence instructors and fighter combat controllers of the RAAF Air Warfare Centre Instructors Course from a perspective he’s never seen before; from 30,000 feet in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Taking it all in

U.S. Air Force Maj. Shawn McGoffin, 354 Fighter Wing deputy inspector general and F-16 pilot (left), and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Wesley Walker, a 354th Maintenance Squadron aircraft munitions systems specialist, await clearance to taxi at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, March 24, 2017. Prior to the 18th Aggressor Squadron completing their final sortie in Exercise Diamond Shield, Walker was offered an opportunity to observe the mission of training and preparing Royal Australian Air Force fighter combat instructors, airspace battle managers, fighter intelligence instructors and fighter combat controllers of the RAAF Air Warfare Centre Instructors Course from a perspective he’s never seen before; from 30,000 feet in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Joint interoperability

Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Paul Kowald, 3 Control and Reporting Unit air battle manager (bottom left), reviews exercise scenario data with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Wesley Miller, 18th Aggressor Squadron baron controller, in the Tactical Control Center, on RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, March 23, 2017. Baron controllers are subject matter experts responsible for teaching joint and allied forces how to combat fighter tactics and capabilities of threat countries around the world both safely and effectively.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Battle management

Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer “Wally”, 41 Wing Surveillance and Control Training Unit air battle manager, debriefs with his counterpart in the Tactical Control Center, on RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia, March 23, 2017. Throughout the duration of the exercise, air battle managers are primarily responsible for command and control of the RAAF ‘Blue Air’ forces and for overseeing battle management operations when scenarios are active. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Eye in the sky

A Royal Australian Air Force AP-3C Orion takes off at RAAF Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 23, 2017. The RAAF AP-3C is a critical component during the exercise as it is fitted with a variety of sensors, including digital multi-mode radar, electronic support measures, electro-optics detectors, magnetic anomaly detectors, friend or foe identification systems and acoustic detectors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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‘Jetting by’

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis as a Royal Australian Air Force F-18A Hornet takes off at RAAF Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 23, 2017. The F-16 and the F-18 served as the primary platforms for providing ‘Red Air’ and ‘Blue Air’ forces, respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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RAAF BAE Hawk trainer

A Royal Australian Air Force BAE Hawk trainer taxis at RAAF Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Hornets in formation

Royal Australian Air Force F-18A Hornets taxi at RAAF Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Angled for altitude

Royal Australian Air Force F-18A Hornets taxi at RAAF Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Battle-tested: Scuffs and scratches

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Merging nations

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Royal Australian Air Force F-18A Hornet taxi at RAAF Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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…and liftoff!

A Royal Australian Air Force F-18A Hornet takes off from RAAF Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Preparing the cockpit

A U.S. Air Force pilot with the 18th Aggressor Squadron and based out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, prepares for taxi in his F-16 Fighting Falcon at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Loaded and ready to go

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Accelerating through the air

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, during Exercise Diamond Shield 2017 in New South Wales, Australia, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Calm night

The U.S. Air Force 18th Aggressor Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon flagship sits on the tarmac at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, March 19, 2017. Pilots with the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, are working with RAAF Air Warfare Centre instructors to train and prepare RAAF fighter combat instructors, airspace battle managers, fighter intelligence instructors and fighter combat controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Under the Australian sky

The U.S. Air Force 354th Operations Group F-16 Fighting Falcon flagship sits on the tarmac at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, March 19, 2017. Exercise Diamond Shield 2017, the second of four Diamond Series exercises conducted by the RAAF Air Warfare Centre, is an Australian Defence Force training activity where high-readiness forces deploy quickly to remote locations in Australia in response to a simulated security threat. The exercise will see members of the ADF Navy, Army and Air Force rapidly deploy to counter a fictitious force posing a threat to Australia's national security in the Kimberley region in North Western Australia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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Cockpit in the stars

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon sits under the night sky at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, March 19, 2017. Exercise DS17 runs from March 13 to March 31 and will incorporate the RAAF C-17A III Globemaster, C-130J Hercules, AP-3C Orion, and Eielson Air Force Base’s signature Aggressor F-16 Fighting Falcon’s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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