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Lt. Col. Mark Sletten, an F-35 Lightning II program integration officer, lowers the canopy on an F-16 Fighting Falcon before taxiing to take off Dec. 7, 2015, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. More than 30 maintenance Airmen worked an early shift to help launch several jets to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., for Checkered Flag 16-1, a large-force exercise that simulates a large number of aircraft in a deployed environment to cross-check weapons systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford)


The mission matters: Time and weather won’t win

Lt. Col. Mark Sletten, an F-35 Lightning II program integration officer, lowers the canopy on an F-16 Fighting Falcon before taxiing to take off Dec. 7, 2015, at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. More than 30 maintenance Airmen worked an early shift to help launch several jets to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., for Checkered Flag 16-1, a large-force exercise that simulates a large number of aircraft in a deployed environment to cross-check weapons systems. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford)

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Master Sgt. Michael Meyer checks on the tires of a C-130H Hercules at the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio, during routine morning maintenance Dec. 28, 2016. The Ohio Air National Guard unit has a 40-year history of flying airlift missions since it received the first C-130B model in the winter of 1976. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
Master Sgt. Kristopher Wolf walks through a blanket of fog settled over a fleet of C-130H Hercules on the 179th Airlift Wing’s flightline in Mansfield, Ohio, Jan. 3, 2017. The 179th AW is always on a mission to be the first choice to respond to community, state and federal missions with a trusted team of highly qualified Airmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
A volunteer from the Arkansas Baptist State Convention Disaster Relief organization demonstrates the power of exposed or fallen power lines during the state active-duty training. Airmen must learn how to handle any emergency situation that might arise due to weather. (Courtesy photo)
Pararescuemen from the 103rd Rescue Squadron conduct confined space rescue training at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Jan. 8, 2017. During this scenario, pararescuemen rappelled from the top of a parachute drying facility to rescue another Airman who had fallen into a confined space. The injured Airman was hoisted to the top of the facility in a litter, and then hoisted back down the outside of the building. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy)
Senior Airman Angelo Hightower, an U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team member, lets a young boy hold a drill rifle at the Live on Green event in Pasadena, Calif., Dec. 30, 2016. The M-1 Garand rifles weigh about 12 pounds and have dull bayonets attached at their tips. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Philip Bryant)
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James listen to the citation for her Distinguished Public Service Award, during James' farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Jan. 11, 2017. James took office as the 23rd secretary of the Air Force in December 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)
Airmen from Nellis and Creech Air Force Bases in Nevada, hold the American flag at Sam Boyd Stadium before the Las Vegas Bowl Dec. 17, 2016. The 25th Las Vegas Bowl saw Mountain West champion San Diego State rally by scoring 34 unanswered points to defeat Houston, 34-10. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kevin Tanenbaum)
Members of the 179th Airlift Wing Maintenance Group heat the four turbo prop engines of a C-130H Hercules in the cold, early morning Dec. 21, 2016, on the 179th AW flightline in Mansfield, Ohio, as part of daily winter operations. The 179th AW is always on a mission to be the first choice to respond to state and federal missions with a trusted team of Airmen. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood)
Several 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H Hercules' line the runway at Yokota Air Base, Japan, waiting for the next mission Dec. 23, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo/Yasuo Osakabe)
Staff Sgt. Aaron completes a KC-10 Extender preflight inspection before flying a sortie at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 25, 2016. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing has successfully offloaded more than 58 million pounds of fuel since the beginning of the liberation of Mosul, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
An F-15E Strike Eagle flies over Iraq Dec. 25, 2016. F-15s are providing precision guided close air support during Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, a multinational effort to weaken and destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant operations in the Middle East region and around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
Second Lt. Nikolas Ramos, 320th Missile Squadron deputy missile combat crew commander, reads a checklist while 1st Lt. Terrence Dale Duarte, missile combat crew commander, complies with the instructions in a launch control center at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Nov. 5, 2016. The 90th Missile Wing sustains 150 Minuteman III ICBMs and the associated launch facilities that cover 9,600 square miles across three states. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)
Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford
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