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U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Chloe Bruno, right, 13th Fighter Generation Squadron, or FGS, assistant dedicated crew chief, and Senior Airman Jacob Fisk, 13th FGS assistant dedicated crew chief, performs oil servicing on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Valiant Shield 2024 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2024. 

(Airman 1st Class Andre Medina, U.S. Air Force)

U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Chloe Bruno, right, 13th Fighter Generation Squadron, or FGS, assistant dedicated crew chief, and Senior Airman Jacob Fisk, 13th FGS assistant dedicated crew chief, performs oil servicing on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during Valiant Shield 2024 at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 10, 2024. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. and allies, joint field training exercise focused on integration between U.S. forces in relation to current operational plans.

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