Jet aircraft on the tarmac of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, USA -- Jay Dickman/Corbis

Jet aircraft on the tarmac of the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, USA -- Jay Dickman/Corbis

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