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U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard Senior Airman Alex Nielsen, a 104th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief and Easthampton, Mass., native, speaks to a 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot inside an F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft on the flightline during a theater security package deployment at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 11, 2016. The squadron’s six-month deployment aims to demonstrate the U.S.’s shared commitment to peace and better prepare allies and partners to respond to a range of potential security and humanitarian challenges. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
The tail fins of U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft assigned to the 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron remain parked on a flightline during a theater security package deployment at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 11, 2016. The F-15s represented a theater security package rotation, which began in the European theater in 2015 to reassure NATO allies and partner nations of the U.S. commitment to the security and stability of Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
The patch of the 131st Fighter Squadron remains on a flight suit inside an aircrew flight equipment room during a theater security package deployment at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 11, 2016. The squadron served as part of a rotational force aimed at bolstering U.S. capabilities and underscore the U.S. commitment to European security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
A U.S. Air Force 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft pilot walks down the flightline to his aircraft during a theater security package deployment at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 11, 2016. The squadron will complete a six-month deployment through Europe aimed at reassuring NATO allies and partner nations about the U.S.’s commitment to a European continent that is whole, free and at peace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
A French Air Force Mirage 2000D fighter aircraft prepares to take off during Frisian Flag 2016 at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 11, 2016. More than 70 aircraft and personnel from the United States, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Finland, Poland, Norway, United Kingdom, Germany and Australia will participate in Frisian Flag 2016 at Leeuwarden April 11-22, 2016, with as many as 50 executing flight operations each day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft assigned to the 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron remain on the flightline during a theater security package deployment at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 12, 2016. The F-15s will conduct training alongside NATO allies to strengthen interoperability and to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security and stability of Europe. The F-15s from the Massachusetts and California Air National Guard are deployed to Europe as part of the TSP. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Juan Rodriguez, a 104th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief and Springfield, Mass., native, looks up at a U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft assigned to the 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron on the flightline during a theater security package deployment at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 12, 2016. The F-15s will conduct training alongside NATO allies to strengthen interoperability and to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security and stability of Europe. The F-15s from the Massachusetts and California Air National Guard are deployed to Europe as part of the TSP. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Juan Rodriguez, a 104th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief and Springfield, Mass., native, waves a U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft assigned to the 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron on the flightline during a theater security package deployment at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 12, 2016. The U.S. Air Force and other services have increased their rotational presence in Europe to reassure allies and partner nations about the U.S.’s commitment to European security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
A U.S. Air National Guard patch remains on a flightsuit during a commander’s call at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 12, 2016. Approximately 350 Airmen from Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., and Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, will deploy for six months to conduct training alongside NATO allies to strengthen interoperability and to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security and stability of Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Rice, Massachusetts National Guard adjutant general, speaks to Airmen assigned to the 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron during a theater security package deployment at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 12, 2016. Approximately 350 Airmen from Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., and Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, will deploy for six months to conduct training alongside NATO allies to strengthen interoperability and to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the security and stability of Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)