U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Stephen Baran, a crew chief with the 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, South Carolina Air National Guard at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, salutes a fighter pilot taxiing an F-16 Fighting Falcon Block-52 fighter jet to launch for a mission during a Readiness Exercise, July 13, 2013. Members of the 169th Fighter Wing are preparing for a Certified Readiness Evaluation, which evaluates a unit's ability to process personnel and equipment from home station to a deployed location safely and efficiently, then operate and launch missions in a chemical combat environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson)

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