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U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita

U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita ()

Cadet 2nd Class Madelyn Letendre, a United States Air Force Academy cadet, ask Capt. Paul Crowley, 374th Communications Squadron flight commander, a question at Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2022. Operation Air Force is a two week long academy summer program that sends cadets entering their third and fourth years of training to bases around the world to experience what active duty Airmen from all areas of expertise do to support the Department of Defense mission for U.S. Military Forces.

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