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Lt. Col. Martin Meyer inspects a rebuilt F-16

Lt. Col. Martin Meyer, the director of flight test at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, inspects a rebuilt F-16 Fighting Falcon, before he flies the aircraft to Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Fl., to be modified into a QF-16 unmanned aerial target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)
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Lt. Col. Martin Meyer prepares to fly F-16

Lt. Col. Martin Meyer, the director of flight test at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, prepares to fly a rebuilt F-16 Fighting Falcon to Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Fl., to be modified into a QF-16. Using the QF-16 as an aerial target gives the warfighter the most realistic approach to a real world mission profile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)
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Lt. Col. Martin Meyer takes off in rebuilt F-16

Lt. Col. Martin Meyer, director of flight test at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, Ariz., takes off in a rebuilt F-16 Falcon from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to Cecil Field, in Jacksonville, Fl., so the aircraft can be modified into a QF-16. Using the QF-16 as an aerial target gives the warfighter the most realistic approach to a real world mission profile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)
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Lt. Col. Martin Meyer

"Validating the capabilities of other aircraft and missiles is almost impossible to duplicate unless you can actually go out there and replicate it," said Lt. Col. Martin Meyer, the director of flight test at the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group. "With the F-16E they can program the aircraft and fly it remotely to nearly any profile that you could ask it to. If we can mimic our advisories tactics, we can validate that our missiles are effective in defeating them." (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)
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QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target takes off from Holloman Air Force Base

A QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target takes off from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico for a rehearsal of a missile test on a QF-16. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)
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F-16 Fighting Falcon is towed to runway before takeoff

An F-16 Fighting Falcon is towed to the runway before takeoff, Aug 1, 2017 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The F-16 was pulled out of storage at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group and refurbished to fight status before being transported to Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Fl. where it will be converted into a QF-16 unmanned aerial target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)
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309th maintainers refurbish F-16 Fighting Falcon

Maintainers at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthon Air Force Base, Ariz., refurbish a F-16 Fighting Falcon to be fly worthy before flying to Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Fl. to be converted into a QF-16 unmanned aerial target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)
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F-16s get restored

F-16s recently pulled out of storage at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group in Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. are restored to airworthiness before flying to Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Fl., to be converted into a QF-16 unmanned aerial target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)
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Jim Schreiner preflights an F-16

Jim Schreiner, Civilian QF-16 pilot/controller, preflights a QF-16 before a manned dress rehearsal of a missile test on a QF-16 at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)
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Jim Schreiner preflights an F-16

Jim Schreiner, Civilian QF-16 pilot/controller, preflights a QF-16 before a manned dress rehearsal of a missile test on a QF-16 at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)
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Civilian Maintainers prepare QF-16s for a dress rehearsal flight

Civilian Maintainers prepare QF-16s for a dress rehearsal flight at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico before the planned shoot down of a QF-16 over the White Sands Missile test range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston)
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QF-4 and QF-16 maintenance at Holloman AFB

Ground crew of the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1 perform maintenance on a QF-4 Phantom, left, and its replacement, the QF-16, at Holloman AFB, N.M., Dec. 20, 2016. The final variant of the Phantom II, the primary multi-role aircraft in the USAF throughout the 1960s and 1970s, was the QF-4 unmanned aerial target flown by the 82nd at Holloman AFB. Pilots of the 82nd flew the F-4 for the last time prior to a retirement ceremony for the storied aircraft on Dec. 21, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)
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Lt. Col. (Ret) Jim "WAM" final flight rehearsal

Civilian QF-4E Pilot/Controller Lt. Col. (Ret) Jim "WAM" Harkins, exits his McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, after a rehearsal for the final military flight and retirement ceremony for the storied aircraft at Holloman AFB, N.M., Dec. 16, 2016. The final variant of the Phantom II was the QF-4 unmanned aerial targets flown by the 82nd Aerial Target Squadron Detachment 1 at Holloman AFB. The ceremonial flight was Harkins last in a cockpit for DoD; he will now be a ground controller for the QF-4's replacement, the QF-16. The F-4 Phantom II entered the U.S. Air Force inventory in 1963 and was the primary multi-role aircraft in the USAF throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The F-4 flew bombing, combat air patrol, fighter escort, reconnaissance and the famous Wild Weasel anti-aircraft missile suppression missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)
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B-1B Lancer refueling

A KC-135 Stratotanker from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., refuels a B-1B Lancer during a training exercise over South Dakota. For more than 50 years the KC-135 has provided the core aerial refueling capability for the Air Force. The aircraft can travel up to 1,500 miles with 150,000 pounds of transfer fuel, which enables the Air Force to project rapid, flexible military power. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mary O'Dell/92nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs)
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B-1B Lancer takes off during Red Flag 16-2

A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., takes off on the first day of Red Flag 16-2 Feb. 29, 2016, at Nellis AFB, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman First Class Keven Tanenbaum)
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Lt. Col. Sloan Hollis maneuvers a B-1B Lancer bomber

Lt. Col. Sloan Hollis maneuvers a B-1B Lancer bomber over Southern Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2013. Hollis is a 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron commander and pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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B1-B Lancer takes off for a mission during exercise Green Flag-West 13-02

A B1-B Lancer takes off for a mission during exercise Green Flag-West 13-02 at Nellis. The aircraft is assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth. (U.S. Air Force photo/Val Gempis)
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B-1B Lancer (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)
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B-1B Lancer is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force

The U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force participating in Red Flag 12-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman)
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B-1B Lancer taxis out before a training mission

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer taxis out before a training mission over the Nevada Test and Training Range during Red Flag 12-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman)
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