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Into the fleet again

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 20th Maintenance Group quality assurance flight inspect an F-16 Viper before a functional control flight (FCF) at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Nov. 30, 2021. After 1,117 days of reassembling the jet, making repairs and performing extensive operational checks, Aircraft 6084 was ready for a functional check flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody Sanders)

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Into the fleet again

An F-16 Viper sits in a hangar on the flightline of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Nov. 30, 2021. After 1,117 days of reassembling the jet, making repairs and performing extensive operational checks, Aircraft 6084 was ready for a functional check flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cody Sanders)

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Athletic trainers keep pilots in seat

Katrina Shelton, certified massage therapist, lays out equipment at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2021. The 20th Operations Group has implemented Air Combat Command’s new Optimizing the Human Weapons System program across Shaw’s three fighter squadrons, providing targeted care to 20th Fighter Wing aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ingold)

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Athletic trainers keep pilots in seat

Caroline Ferguson, athletic trainer, right, provides care to a 20th Operations Group (OG) pilot at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2021. The 20th OG’s Optimizing the Human Weapons System program provides prehab and rehab to Shaw aviators. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ingold)

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Athletic trainers keep pilots in seat

Kourtney Menches, strength and conditioning coach, right, spots a 20th Operations Group (OG) pilot at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2021. The 20th OG Optimizing the Human Weapons System program provides general fitness support to Shaw pilots to improve the longevity and readiness of aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Ingold)

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SFS practice expeditionary skills in joint training

U.S. Senior Airmen Clay Farley, 20th Civil Engineering Squadron engineering technician, conducts a soil test at McCrady Training Center, South Carolina, Nov. 16, 2021. The two-day joint training was focused on improving expeditionary skills for contested and non-contested environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dallin Wrye)

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Corrosion control facility: taking art to the skies

Airman 1st Class Dylan Varney, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, stands in front of an F-16 Viper at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 20, 2021. The corrosion control facility paints all of the heritage tails and themed jets assigned to Shaw AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dallin Wrye)

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Corrosion control facility: taking art to the skies

Airman Henry Crabtree, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance apprentice, sprays paint stripper on metal to remove corrosion at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 20, 2021. The corrosion control facility receives parts from various units around base to remove corrosion or refinish paint. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dallin Wrye)

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Corrosion control facility: taking art to the skies

Airmen from the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron sand and paint an F-16 at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 20, 2021. The bumps on the body of the F-16 are sanded so the paint can be applied to a smoother surface. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dallin Wrye)

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Corrosion control facility: taking art to the skies

Airman 1st Class Dylan Varney, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, paints the lip of the F-16 intake at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 20, 2021. The painting process has many steps to ensure accuracy and precision and the entire project takes approximately five days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dallin Wrye)

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Aerospace Physiology: Training the early warning system

U.S. Air Force Capt. Marie Carillo, 79th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, prepares to initiate the artificial hypoxic environment using the reduced oxygen breathing device (ROBD) at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2021. The aerospace physiology refresher course trains on the ROBD operations which creates a real-time hypoxic environment for pilots to recognize their symptoms and utilize aircraft systems to correct and declare an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac D. Garden)

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Aerospace Physiology: Training the early warning system

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Zachary Carson, 20th Operations Support Squadron chief of aerospace physiology, initiates an artificial loss of oxygen on the reduced oxygen breathing device (ROBD) in the aerospace physiology refresher course at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2021. The aerospace physiology refresher course trains on the ROBD operations which creates a real-time hypoxic environment for pilots to recognize their symptoms and utilize aircraft systems to correct and declare an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac D. Garden)

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Aerospace Physiology: Training the early warning system

U.S. Air Force Capt. Marie Carillo, 79th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, performs maneuvers in the artificial hypoxic environment while being monitored by the reduced oxygen breathing device (ROBD) at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2021. The aerospace physiology refresher course trains on the ROBD operations which creates a real-time hypoxic environment for pilots to recognize their symptoms and utilize aircraft systems to correct and declare an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac D. Garden)

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Aerospace Physiology: Training the early warning system

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Zachary Carson, 20th Operations Support Squadron chief of aerospace physiology, instructs Lt. Col. Kurt Distelzweig, 15th Air Force chief of current operations, to perform maneuvers in the artificial hypoxic environment while being monitored by the reduced oxygen breathing device (ROBD) at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2021. The aerospace physiology refresher course trains on the ROBD operations which creates a real-time hypoxic (lack of oxygen) environment for pilots to recognize their symptoms and utilize aircraft systems to correct and declare an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac D. Garden)

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Aerospace Physiology: Training the early warning system

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Zachary Carson, 20th Operations Support Squadron chief of aerospace physiology, instructs Capt. Ismail Baumy, 79th Fighter Squadron assistant chief of training, to perform maneuvers in the artificial hypoxic environment while being monitored by the reduced oxygen breathing device (ROBD) at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2021. The aerospace physiology refresher course trains on the ROBD operations which creates a real-time hypoxic environment for pilots to recognize their symptoms and utilize aircraft systems to correct and declare an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac D. Garden)

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Aerospace Physiology: Training the early warning system

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ismail Baumy, 79th Fighter Squadron assistant chief of training, receives instruction in the aerospace physiology refresher course at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct.15, 2021. The course trains pilots and aircrew on sensory physiology (visual, vestibular, somatosensory) and how they can mislead them during critical phases of flight that often result in spatial disorientation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac D. Garden)

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Aerospace Physiology: Training the early warning system

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Zachary Carson, 20th Operations Support Squadron chief of aerospace physiology, instructs pilots on fatigue, nutrition and energy conservation in the aerospace physiology refresher course at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Oct. 15, 2021. The course trains pilots and aircrew on sensory physiology (visual, vestibular, somatosensory) and how they can mislead them during critical phases of flight that often result in spatial disorientation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Isaac D. Garden)

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Tigers named top air dominance squadron

380th Air Expeditionary Wing aircraft, to include a KC-10 Extender, E-3 Sentry, two F-35 Lighting IIs and two F-16 “Viper” Fighting Falcons fly in formation in the area of responsibility (AOR) over the United Arab Emirates May 8, 2020. The 380th AEW is one of the most diverse combat wings in the Air Force; it is comprised of four groups and 15 squadrons. Its mission is to conduct combat operations directed by the President to provide high-altitude all-weather intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, command and control and air refueling for Operations Inherent Resolve and Resolute Support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

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Iron Hand 21-08 tests rapid response during degraded comms

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 20th Air Expeditionary Wing clean aircrew flight equipment during exercise Iron Hand 21-08 at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Aug. 24, 2021. Exercise Iron Hand 21-08 is designed to simulate agile combat employment operations, tested the Airmen's ability to generate sorties, establish effective command and control and incorporate base operating support elements at two locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Gutierrez)

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Iron Hand 21-08 tests rapid response during degraded comms

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon is parked on a cargo pad during exercise Iron Hand 21-08 at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Aug. 24, 2021. Exercise Iron Hand 21-08 is designed to simulate agile combat employment operations, tested the Airmen's ability to generate sorties, establish effective command and control and incorporate base operating support elements at two locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Gutierrez)

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