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A future Mustang among us

Senior Airman Markese Buckholtz, 58th FS aviation resource manager, sits at his desk at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 30, 2016. Buckholtz will be attending Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona as part of the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program. After spending a little over two years in the enlisted force, Buckholtz hopes to commission as an officer after receiving his degree and fly aircraft such as the F-35A Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Andrea Posey)

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A grand entrance

Grand entrance

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A helmet fit to fight

Lt. Col. Randal Efferson, center, and Staff Sgt. Lemuel Velazquez, left, explain to evaluators how the F-35 Lightning II helmet is custom fit to the pilot’s head. Velazquez said the key elements of the helmet are fully incorporated so the pilot can more effectively focus on his tasks and avoid cockpit distractions. Efferson is the deputy operations group commander, 33rd Fighter Wing and Velazquez is an aircrew flight technician, 33rd Operations Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Major Karen Roganov)

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A little to your left

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AETCNS) -- Senior Master Sgt. Robert Hoeppner, a loadmaster with the 56th Airlift Squadron at Altus AFB, Okla., signals the driver of a P-19 fire truck as it is loaded into a C-5 Galaxy aircraft at San Angelo's Mathis Field last week. Goodfellow AFB provided two fire trucks and a maintenance vehicle for the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

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A Look Back: 30th Anniversary Operation Desert Storm

In this historic photo, a four-ship of F-15C Eagles, deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, fly over the Persian Gulf in the 1990s. The then-named 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, flew combat air patrol and high value airbourne asset protection missions as part of Operations Desert Storm and Southern Watch. (Courtesy photo)

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A Look Back: 30th Anniversary Operation Desert Storm

U.S. Air Force Col. Rick N. Parsons, 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing commander, checks items on a list at Eglin Air Force Base sometime in the 1990s. Parsons downded an SU-7/17, making him the only wing commander to record an aerial victory in Operation Desert Storm. (Courtesy photo)

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A Look Back: 30th Anniversary Operation Desert Storm

U.S. Air Force Capt. John K. Kelk, 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron pilot, stands in front of an F-15C Eagle at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Kelk is credited with the first Iraqi MiG-29 aerial kill of Operation Desert Storm. (Courtesy photo)

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A Look Back: 30th Anniversary Operation Desert Storm

In this historic photo, a four-ship of F-15C Eagles, deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, fly over the Persian Gulf in the 1990s. The then-named 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, flew combat air patrol and high value airbourne asset protection missions as part of Operations Desert Storm and Southern Watch. (Courtesy photo)

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A Look Back: 30th Anniversary Operation Desert Storm

In this historic photo, a four-ship of F-15C Eagles, deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, fly over the Persian Gulf in the 1990s. The then-named 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing, flew combat air patrol and high value airbourne asset protection missions as part of Operations Desert Storm and Southern Watch. (Courtesy photo)

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A Look Inside AETC

NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia -- Lt. Col. Robert Erickson, 173rd Fighter Wing instructor pilot, Oregon Air National Guard, returns from a basic fight maneuver flight with a Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornet during Sentry Downunder in August 2008 at RAAF Williamtown, New South Wales, Australia. Sentry Downunder is a joint flight exercise with the 173rd FW, assisting the RAAF 2nd Operational Conversion Unit advanced fighter weapons school conducted at RAAF Williamtown. The 173rd FW is responsible for training for new pilots and pilot instructors on air-to-air combat tactics and basic flight instructions on the F-15 from Kingsley Field, Ore. The 173rd FW also provides specialized training for flight surgeons, dentists, and optometrists on treating the unique physiological problems of pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jerry Bynum)

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A Look Inside AETC

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – Airmen attending Defense Information School on Ft. Meade, Md., stretch during morning physical training. The students are assigned to Detachment 2, 336th Training Squadron and are studying to become public affairs professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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A Look Inside AETC

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- NASCAR driver Jon Wood poses for an Air Force Recruiting Service shows off NASCAR No. 21 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., in the spring of 2008. Mr. Wood made his professional Nextel Cup Series debut in the Air Force paint scheme Ford Fusion at Las Vegas early in the 2007 season as part of Air Force recruiting efforts. The first organization to touch the lives of Airmen is the Air Force Recruiting Service, headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. AFRS’s mission is to recruit quality men and women with the right skills, at the right time, in the right numbers to sustain the combat capability of America’s Air Force. Emphasis is on recruiting people with no prior military service into one of more than 150 enlisted career opportunities. AFRS also recruits prior and non-prior service officer candidates for Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Reed)

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A Look Inside AETC

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – Staff Sgt. Shawn Brundzo, 71st Security Forces Squadron, and Roy, a 10-year-old drug detecting dog, train on the Vance Air Force Base obstacle course in Oklahoma. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Hill)

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A Look Inside AETC

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – Airmen attending Defense Information School on Ft. Meade, Md., march from the dining facility to their class. The students are assigned to Detachment 2, 336th Training Squadron and are studying to become public affairs professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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A Look Inside AETC

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas – Firefighters from the 17th Civil Engineer Squadron decontaminate a simulated victim during exercise Scarlet Hawk 09-06, March 31, 2009 at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas. Training exercises are conducted quarterly to maintain base disaster and emergency readiness. The 17th Training Wing trains intelligence officer and enlisted members in the intelligence field including imagery analysis, communications signals intelligence production, cryptologic linguists, network intelligence analysis, electronics signal intelligence exploitation, electronic systems security assessment and airborne cryptologic linguists. The 17th Training Wing is also responsible for training firefighters from all branches of the service. The wing also has units at the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, Calif.; Corry Station in Pensacola, Fla.; and Fort Huachuca, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lou Czarnecki)

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A Look Inside AETC

GRAYLING, Mich. – Security forces Airmen of the 178th Fighter Wing complete their annual weapons qualification training at a range in Grayling, Mich., in August 2009. The 178th Fighter Wing trains active-duty Air Force, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve pilots to fly F-16 Fighting Falcons. The wing is one of three stateside Air National Guard units designated as a training unit to prepare future F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots for worldwide missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Anthony T. Graham)

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A Look Inside AETC

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Airmen Basic Kyle Bean, left, and Airman Basic Ashley Lechner, both technical school students at the 532nd Training Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., conduct hands-on training for the environmental control system of a missile launch facility in December 2009. The 381st Training Group provides qualification training for intercontinental ballistic missiles, space surveillance, missile warning, spacelift, satellite command and control operators. It also performs initial and advanced maintenance training on air launched missiles and ICBMs. It conducts training in joint space fundamentals and associated computer maintenance. The group also conducts qualification and orientation training for Air Force Space Command staff and senior-level personnel, as well as instructor enhancement in support of operation units. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Vanessa Valentine)

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A Look Inside AETC

KELLY FIELD, Texas – A Texas Air National Guard 149th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon undergoes a 300-hour phased inspection at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas. The 149th FW is at the leading edge of Air Force aviation, training America’s finest F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots. Additionally, the men and women that make up the 149th FW work and train to take on Expeditionary Combat Missions throughout the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jack Braden)

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A Look Inside AETC

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – Airmen attending Defense Information School on Ft. Meade, Md., stretch during morning physical training. The students are assigned to Detachment 2, 336th Training Squadron and are studying to become public affairs professionals. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Justin D. Pyle)

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A Look Inside AETC

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – Defense Information School basic still photography course students march back to their dormitory after a field training exercise on Ft. Meade, Md. Airmen attending DINFOS to become public affairs professionals are assigned to Detachment 2, 336th Training Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry Simmons)

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