An F-16 Fighting Falcon banks right after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific Jan. 23 2009. The F-16 is part of the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Ten Aggressor jets and associated personnel are deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan until the end of January to provide adversary tactics training to 18th Wing aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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An F-22A Raptor flies over the Pacific Jan. 23, 2009. The F-22A is deployed from 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Twelve Raptors and associated personnel are deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan for three months in support of U.S. Pacific Command commitments in the western Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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An F-15C Eagle receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific, Jan. 23, 2009. The F-15C and the KC-135 refueling it both belong to the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies over the Pacific Jan. 23, 2009. The F-16 is part of the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Ten Aggressor jets and associated personnel are deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan until the end of January to provide adversary tactics training to 18th Wing aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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An F-16 Fighting Falcon prepares to refuel over the Pacific Jan. 23, 2009. The F-16 is part of the 18th Aggressor Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Ten Aggressor jets and associated personnel are deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan until the end of January to provide adversary tactics training to 18th Wing aircrews. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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An F-22A Raptor flies alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker over the Pacific, Jan. 23, 2009. The F-22A is deployed from 27th Fighter Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va. Twelve Raptors and associated personnel are deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan for three months in support of U.S. Pacific Command commitments in the western Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chad Warren)

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Eagles, Raptors and Falcons Soar Over the Pacific

Published Jan. 25, 2009